Visit the world's tallest building without leaving your living room

  • July 5, 2013
Visit the world's tallest building without leaving your living room
Normally, doing so would involve a flight to Dubai, an expensive hotel room and a struggle through traffic under blazing sunshine. But now you can take it all in from the comfort of your own living room.

Google has launched a new project capturing a 360-degree view of the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai -- a building so enormous it is sometimes referred to as the "vertical city."

The images taken by Google allow users to navigate through the building, using Street View technology, which the company generally uses to map cities. Users can explore the structure from the opulent basement entrance hall to the highest occupied apartment in the world on the building's 163rd floor.

Read full article and view images: https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/03/travel/google-street-view-burj-khalifa/index.html?hpt=hp_c4