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The World Wonders Project uses Google’s StreetView functionality to allow users to virtually explore a wide range of sites of historical significance worldwide, including Kew Gardens and Stonehenge in the UK and the ancient Kyoto temples in Japan.

As well as StreetView style mapping, the World Wonders project will also include 3D models, pictures and YouTube videos of the sites to give users a variety of ways to explore.

The project is a partnership between Google, Unesco, the World Monuments Fund, Getty Images and Ourplace and aims to digitally preserve the 132 sites for years to come.