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25 January 2012 • reblog: fuckyeahdisneysongs

I came across this incredible virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel today. It’s from 2010 and presents an amazing (and tourist free) look inside the building.

To create the 365-degree view, a team from Villanova University was given unprecedented access to the chapel over five nights to compile the necessary images. According to the university’s press release, “several thousand photographs were taken with an advances motorize camera right and then digitally stitched together”. The result is a stunning high-resolution tour of one of the world’s most famous buildings.

The building was consecrated on August 15, 1483 and named after Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere. It wasn’t until 1508, however, that Michelangoelo was tasked with painting the now famous ceiling. According to the Vatican’s website, he finished it in 1512.

Take some time and discover this amazing piece of history.

—Savy

25 January 2012 • reblog: npr

kqedscience:

Meet the incredible smiling seal!

How an intrepid photographer crawled across the ice on his stomach to get these amazing images

(via npr)

20 January 2012 • reblog: kqedscience

bluepeter:

Stars on Ice 2012 in Tokyo

20 January 2012 • reblog: bluepeter

lovetheice:

Daisuke Takahashi’s short program at 2011 Japan Nationals that scored 96 points

24 December 2011 • reblog: lovetheice

It’s Been Real, B-Thovs

nyphil:

WQXR’s Beethoven Awareness Month may be taking its final bow today, but — for those of you who just aren’t ready to let go — we will continue the celebration this Sunday at Merkin Concert Hall with two Beethoven works performed by the New York Philharmonic Ensembles.