Street View Page on Italy

Google Street View is available through Google Maps and Google Earth and provides panoramic views along many streets in the world. It was started in 2007 in the United States and has since expanded to include a large number of countries. Some countries have objected to this form of data gathering and have not allowed Google to take the imagery, Germany being the main hold-out. Available Street View imagery available is shown as blue lines on Google Maps once the so-called pegman has been activated. Images are most often taken by car but a variety of other modes of transport have been used. Once captured, the images are subsequently stitched together. In some areas, Street View images are augmented by privately-done photospheres.

Outline

  1. Street View screen captures

o   St. Peter's Square in Rome

o   Colosseum in Rome

o   Duomo di Milano in Milan

  1. Links to Street View panoramas
  2. Map Channels Street View Animation
  3. Moore's Where to Invade Next

1 Street View Screen Captures

1.     St. Peter's Square in Rome

St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighborhood or rione of Borgo.

Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be the first Pope.

At the center of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586.

2.     Colosseum in Rome

The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is an oval amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy.

Built of travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock), and brick-faced concrete, it was the largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and held 50,000 to 80,000 spectators

it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles (for only a short time as the hypogeum was soon filled in with mechanisms to support the other activities), animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.

 

 

3.     Duomo di Milano in Milan

Duomo di Milano is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Dedicated to the Nativity of St Mary. It is the largest church in Italy.

 

 

2 Links to Street View Panoramas

1.     St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Citta del Vaticano, Vatican City)

 

2.     Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1 00184 Rome, Italy)

 

3.     Duomo di Milano (Via dell'Arcivescovado 1, Milan, Italy)

3    MapChannels Streetview Player

1.     Route from St. Peter's Square to Colosseum (Link)

2.     Route from Colosseum to Duomo di Milano (Link)

 

 

3.     Route from Duomo di Milano to St. Peter's Square (Link)

 

 

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4 Moore's Where to Invade Next

Moore's documentary is politically polarizing. Conservative columnists, such as Armon White, are sharply critical of the movie. First, comment on the validity of White's negative review. Then, putting aside politics, what can the movie show us about the value of travel in understanding our own country.

I think Armond White has an interesting point of view when analyzing the film. He has sharply critical view.

He wants the film to show that other parts of the world are just as flawed as the United States.

Understanding the histories of other places can make you more appreciative of the differences in way of life and even help one understand the differences between another and understand our own country.

Submitted by Takanori Ikeda on 2020/04/10