Description (March 20, 2006)

World Heritage Tour - This site consists of an educational image bank of printable panographies and online virtual tours for all sites registered as World Heritage. So far, the site covers Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eastern Canada, China, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam. This represents over 100 sites with more than 700 panographies. Take a virtual tour with 360 degree cubic panoramas which offer the veiwer a full immersive, photorealistic environment.

Classroom Integration

• This site can best be explored using the electronic whiteboard. Students can choose a WH site to report and use the whiteboard to tour it.
• Research world historic sites and describe and investigate the preservation of historic art and architecture worldwide. Students design a presentation in PowerPoint.