Google heads to the pyramids.

• Author: Potenza, Alessandra
• Position: EGYPT - Brief article

Have you ever used Google Street View to take a peek at your school or your neighborhood? Well, now you can also use it to hang out with the pharaohs. Google recently launched 360-degree navigable images of the pyramids of Giza, allowing you to "walk" through the 4,500-year-old tombs and other ancient sites, like the Great Sphinx. Since 2007, Google's camera-mounted cars have photographed more than 7 million miles of roads in 59-plus countries, but this is the company's first foray into Egypt. Egyptians hope the project will revive their...