Thanks to Harvard University, you can now virtually enter the Great Pyramid of #Giza in 3D and 360º
@stux this is incredibly cool. Do you have a link?
Go Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in 3D | Digital Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops, is an ancient monument that has fascinated scholars and tourists alike for centuries. Located on the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt, it is the largest of the three pyramids that form the Giza Pyramid Complex. Built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around 2580–2560 BC, it is one of the oldest and most intact structures from ancient Egypt, and it is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence. Credits: This tour was created on-site by the following people: Doctor Wael Fathy, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inspector Ezzat Salama, Ministry of Tourism …

@stux are there other such tours as well? Always very interested in these sorts of things but there's none linked on the Harvard site
@stux found a video tour of Lascaux, sadly no digital walkthrough afaict
@stux it does have extra info if you're interested in it, it's visitable at https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/lascaux/en/visit-cave
Visit the cave | Lascaux

The discovery of the monumental Lascaux cave in 1940 brought with it a new era in our knowledge of both prehistoric art and human origins. Today, the cave continues to feed our collective imagination and to profoundly move new generations of visitors from around the world.

Go Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in 3D | Digital Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops, is an ancient monument that has fascinated scholars and tourists alike for centuries. Located on the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt, it is the largest of the three pyramids that form the Giza Pyramid Complex. Built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around 2580–2560 BC, it is one of the oldest and most intact structures from ancient Egypt, and it is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence. Credits: This tour was created on-site by the following people: Doctor Wael Fathy, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inspector Ezzat Salama, Ministry of Tourism …

Go Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in 3D | Digital Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops, is an ancient monument that has fascinated scholars and tourists alike for centuries. Located on the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt, it is the largest of the three pyramids that form the Giza Pyramid Complex. Built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around 2580–2560 BC, it is one of the oldest and most intact structures from ancient Egypt, and it is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence. Credits: This tour was created on-site by the following people: Doctor Wael Fathy, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inspector Ezzat Salama, Ministry of Tourism …

@stux
Thanks. This is amazing.

@stux which is great, cos going in in real life is really unpleasant! 😆

Only one way in and out, so everyone’s trying to squeeze past each other. Hot, sweaty, smelly, and you are crouched down most of the time!

Obviously amazing to be in the room in the centre - but getting there and back is grim!

@stux Amazing thanks for sharing. My son will love this!

@stux thanx for sharing!!!

Amazing what #technology can do ✨

@stux oooh this is so neat!
@stux Thanks for sharing. 😀. Can’t wait to explore.
@stux where can you see this?
@stux where can get that? Looks awesome

@stux I wonder if they have a VR version of that...

I only bought my first #Oculus so I could watch Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams.

@stux @SekhmetMedusa definitely relevant if you haven't already seen it.
@stux Ooooh looking forward to viewing that in VR later!
@stux wonderful, could never find the nerve to go far into the corridors.
@stux I've been in it for real! That was 3D too.
@stux now that’s neat
@stux It’s too fast! How can I slow it down?
@stux Yeah, that's super cool. Here's a link to an interactive viewer so you can explore on your own #360 #3D https://giza.mused.org/en/tours/266/inside-the-great-pyramid
Digital Giza | Educational Resources

Guided tours featuring artifacts, photographs, and research materials about the cemetery on the Giza Plateau

@stux this is really amazing!
@stux any way i can get this on my quest 2?
@stux Part of me is thinking that this really could be spiced up with some Doom monsters.
@stux Kind of like signing on to Mstdn
@stux so cool! I was there two weeks ago, was told that it was a difficult journey for an older person with back issues so I didn’t go in. Thanks for me experience this!
@stux that's astonishingly great
@stux very ver cool thanks for sharing - so are we all virtually cursed?
@stux my back hurts just watching that (still scarred from my trip 15yrs ago)
@stux Wonderful! Although I feel somewhat exhausted, just watching it!
@stux When you do things in tight enclosed spaces could you consider a trigger warning.
@stux I love this because with my claustrophobia, I would simply never.
@stux does this work with VR goggles? I would never be able to handle the claustrophobia in real life but like that VR can let me visit places I wouldn’t be able to otherwise.
@stux Felt like I should have been rolling dice to avoid traps every few feet.
@stux I’ve done it in real life - it was hot but amazing!
@stux so cool. Tnx for sharing
@stux how amazing! No more having to travel to see all of these amazing places, technology is so wonderful at connecting the world!
@stux And thankfully without having to pay baksheesh!