Heritage Malta and Google are inviting people to an unprecedented immersive discovery experience of the diversity of Maltese culture.

Opening today, a new online exhibition available on g.co/wondersofmalta will enable web users to discover many Maltese treasures such as the Ġgantija Temples, the oldest, free-standing monument in the world, or immerse themselves in the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, considered to be one of the world’s most important  prehistoric monuments.

Children from around the world will discover the beauty of the Megalithic Temples of Malta

With the help of Street View, visitors will be able to virtually walk through the Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni, the Grandmaster’s Palace, the Domus Romana, the Ħaġar Qim Archaeological Park, Tarxien Temples and Ġġantija Temples in Gozo and many other locations.

The partnership also means that the tapestries from the Palace State Rooms and frescoes from the Auberge de Provence Grand Salon can now be viewed in never before seen definition thanks to Gigapixel technology, a powerful photo capturing process which has enabled the highest ever resolution image of this feature.

Visitors can discover 30+ interactive stories in Wonders of Malta.Visitors can discover 30+ interactive stories in Wonders of Malta.

Thanks to Google Expeditions, children from around the world will discover the beauty of the Megalithic Temples of Malta. Expeditions enable teachers to bring students on virtual trips to places like museums, underwater, and outer space. Expeditions are collections of virtual reality 360° panoramas and 3D images – annotated with details, points of interest, and questions that make them easy to integrate into curriculum already used in schools.

Finally, visitors can discover 30+ interactive stories and 28 cardboard tours about the top wonders of Malta.

For this exhibition, more than 27 cultural institutions under the remit of Heritage Malta created over 35 exhibits, sharing a total of 600 assets and more than 800 images online in collaboration with Google.

The exhibition is available for free on the web and through the new Google Arts & Culture mobile app on iOS and Android.

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