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  • New Buckingham Palace Virtual Tours In Celebration of the Royal Wedding

    New Buckingham Palace Virtual Tours In Celebration of the Royal Wedding

    Buckingham Palace - The Throne Room by Will Pearson

    Eye Revolution are delighted to have created additional virtual tours for Buckingham Palace in advance of tomorrow’s Royal Wedding.

    Prince William and Catherine Middleton’s wedding reception is being held at Buckingham Palace. Among the many state rooms which guests will occupy are the White Drawing Room and the Blue Drawing Room.

    Buckingham Palace - The Blue Drawing Room by Will Pearson

    Now you can stand where Prince William and Kate Middleton’s guests will be on the 29 April and view virtual tours of these opulent rooms. The tours include hotspots which you can click to read more information about the features within the rooms.

    Buckingham Palace - The Blue Drawing Room by Will Pearson

    You can view the virtual tours at the links below, and you can also navigate between rooms using the thumbnail images in the bar at the bottom.

    Buckingham Palace Grand Staircase Virtual Tour

    Buckingham Palace The White Drawing Room Virtual Tour

    Buckingham Palace The Blue Drawing Room Virtual Tour

    Buckingham Palace Throne Room Virtual Tour

    We hope you enjoy both the Buckingham Palace virtual tours, and the Royal wedding tomorrow!

  • Capturing Space in Time: New Time Lapse Service

    Capturing Space in Time: New Time Lapse Service

    Eye Revolution are delighted to announce the launch of a new service which builds on how the virtual tours can display a space – time lapse movies.

    The virtual tours allow potential customers to thoroughly explore your space, imagining themselves visiting it, using it and enjoying it. The time lapse service builds on this by giving potential customers the opportunity to see your space in use, and appreciate the full experience.

    As you’d expect from Eye Revolution, our time lapse service focuses on quality. So much of the time lapse you see is simply a case of installing a camera, letting it run and speeding it up. This approach isn’t something which we feel would add value for our clients, so each Eye Revolution time lapse project is directed, filmed and edited by professional directors, cameramen and editors to ensure that the final movie truly engages the viewer.

    The time lapse video above shows ‘a day in the life’ of the events space at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Around 24 hours footage showing the space being prepared ready for an event, through to the guests arriving and enjoying their evening, to the packing up and clearing of the space has been condensed into just under 3 minutes.

    Click the link to see more information about our time lapse photography service.

  • Quarry, Derbyshire

    Quarry, Derbyshire

    Creating massive scarring on the landscape, quarries can over time, become places of surreal beauty themselves, reclaimed for plants and wildlife. These panoramas show the early stage of this reclamation of an abandoned quarry in the Peak District in Derbyshire.

  • Wind Farm, USA

    Wind Farm, USA

    Wind farm virtual tour of the sunset over the wind turbines in the USA desert.

  • Trafalgar Square – With Grass

    Trafalgar Square – With Grass

    ‘Visit London’ bought in turf from the Vale of York and used it to turn Trafalgar Square into a green space for a couple of days. The first panorama shows the effects of the night before, with the grass covered in litter. In the second panorama, Eye Revolution’s expert retouchers have cleaned up the turf so it is once again more village green than Glastonbury!

  • The Birds, Trafalgar Square

    The Birds, Trafalgar Square

    Pigeons have enormous fields of vision – they can see 340-degrees around without moving, thanks to their side-mounted eyes. A panoramic perspective on these birds in Trafalgar Square, London, shows an even greater field of vision as they take flight.

  • Sir William Rous Unit, Kingston Hospital

    Sir William Rous Unit, Kingston Hospital

    The Sir William Rous Cancer Unit at Kingston Hospital is a brand new state of the art cancer facility which aims to provide excellent service and state-of-the-art treatment to cancer patients in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. Eye Revolution were called to create a series of virtual tours and an interface to display the unit to patients, their families, doctors and nurses.

  • Al Maryah Island (Sowwah Island) Construction Site, Abu Dhabi

    Al Maryah Island (Sowwah Island) Construction Site, Abu Dhabi

    Al Maryah Island Virtual Tours

    Al Maryah Island Island (previously known as Sowwah Island) in Abu Dhabi, UAE is part of a massive project that will see the island become the central business and financial district of the Emirate. Eye Revolution were commissioned to document the construction with Al Maryah Island virtual tours. Eventually, the 117-hectare site will have more than 30,000 residents and 80,000 office workers, so these tours provide a record of the development.

    Please click the thumbnails on the virtual tours above to view different areas of the construction sites around the Island.

    To view more 360 virtual tour projects in Abu Dhabi, please click here.

  • San Francisco, California

    San Francisco, California

    A collection of virtual tours captured around San Francisco, California, in September 2007, including the Golden Gate Bridge with the fog rolling in, Union Square and Stockton Street.

  • Saadiyat Island Cultural District Virtual Exhibition

    Saadiyat Island Cultural District Virtual Exhibition

    Saadiyat Island Virtual Tours

    Just off the coast of Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island is being developed as a destination for discerning travellers worldwide. Saadiyat Island means ‘Island of Happiness’ – and its intention is to provide an environment in which people and nature can thrive. Saadiyat Island will incorporate different districts, each offering a distinct experience, from the cultural district incorporating the largest Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum as well as a Louvre Museum and branch of New York University (NYU) to Saadiyat Beach, with 9km of natural beaches, hotels, resorts and a Championship golf course through to The Wetlands with its boutique eco hotels and eco centre.

    These virtual tours allow online visitors to explore the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition 2009 and view some of the plans for the development of the Cultural District.

    Please click the thumbnails on the virtual tours above to view different areas of the exhibition.

    To view more 360 virtual tour projects in Abu Dhabi, please click here.

  • The Royal Opera House

    The Royal Opera House

     We’re sorry – our Royal Opera House virtual tour is no longer available for public view. While you’re here, why not take a look at some of our other virtual tours? We’ve created virtual tours of galleries, museums, Royal palaces, as well as lots of virtual tours around London and the City of London generally.

    From the archive…

    Covent Garden’s world-famous Royal Opera House dates from 1858, though this was the third theatre on this site – the first having been constructed in 1732 and called the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Both the previous theatres were destroyed by fire – a common hazard for London’s theatres in the days before electricity. The building was extensively remodelled in 1990, though the 1858 facade, foyer and auditorium remain, the latter being Grade I listed.

    The Balconies Restaurant is sited within the Floral Hall – a magnificent Victorian glass and iron structure once part of Covent Garden market, but incorporated into the Royal Opera House during the 1990’s rebuild project. Please click the thumbnail images below to view the Royal Opera House virtual tours.

  • Routemaster Bus

    Routemaster Bus

    One of London’s most famous sights, Routemaster Buses were introduced in 1956 and were London’s workhorses until they were at last retired in 2005 (though 16 still run on 2 central London ‘heritage routes’). They were loved by passengers for the ease with which they could hop on and off the open back. Paying was speedy too, as passengers paid the conductor, not the driver. This Routemaster bus is owned by a specialist bus company, who hire it out for tours and events, where it is always a much-enjoyed part of the proceedings. Please click the thumbnails below to view both the top deck and bottom deck Routemaster bus virtual tours.

  • Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

    Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

    Kingston Hospital’s Surgical Centre is a state-of-the-art NHS facility. Eye Revolution were commissioned to create a set of high quality immersive virtual tours of the centre, and an interface through which to display the tours. The interactive virtual tours are intended to orientate patients, doctors and nursing staff within the centre, and so we created them in Java at the Client’s request to ensure that all of the NHS staff can access them on their machines.

  • Miles M.12 Mohawk, RAF Museum

    Miles M.12 Mohawk, RAF Museum

    Please note – this is an older aircraft photography example, and is not representative of the 360 virtual tours we produce today. However, we’ve chosen to keep this on our site as visitors have indicated they still enjoy exploring this tour and/or find it a useful learning resource.

    The RAF Museum

    The Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum is based in Hendon, and tells the story of military aircraft and personnel. The museum has occupied its site in London since 1972. During that time it has been a centre of learning and discovery for children and adults alike. The collection includes aircraft from the earliest days of airborne warfare; taking visitors on a journey to modern day military aeroplanes. Read on to find out more about how aircraft photography virtual tours have brought the Miles M.12 Mohawk to life for a global audience.

    The Story of the Miles M.12 Mohawk

    The Miles M.12 Mohawk is a two seater aeroplane commissioned by American aviator Charles Lindbergh in 1936. Lindbergh was the first made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris. This was an incredible feat that required him to fly entirely alone for over 33 hours. The Lindberghs fled to Europe in the light of press interest concerning the infamous case of their kidnapped and murdered son. They used the aircraft to travel extensively around Europe, returning to the States when war broke out. In 1941, the RAF took the aircraft into service as a communications aircraft.

    In 1944, the Mohawk was put into storage at RAF Kemble, and later sold. It last flew in 1950 when it was abandoned in Spain after its owners had to force landing. In the 1970s it was discovered languishing in a junkyard near Seville and taken to the USA by a curator at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. He later decided to donate it to the RAF Musem and it finally arrived back home over half a century later.

    Aircraft Photography in 360

    Whilst still images have a place in showing the inside of a plane; 360 aircraft photography offers something more. Users can explore in full 360 degrees from the seat, putting themselves right in the cockpit. They have the ability to zoom in to look at the details which interest them.

    A shoot in a confined space like this is always a challenge, ensuring all details are focussed and sharp. The plane was shot in situ, with the sky being retouched in back in our studio. This gives the user the feeling of being in the plane in flight, a nice touch!

    This aircraft photography virtual tour was commissioned by the RAF Museum. You can view more examples of commercial aircraft and private jets in our portfolio.

  • More London

    More London

    More London is an exciting new development on the Thames on the South Bank opposite the Tower of London. The buildings were designed by the world-renowned Foster + Partners architects. Eye Revolution were commissioned by the agency, Salter Baxter, to photograph 4 More London for their client, the law firm, Lawrence Graham. The 360 virtual tours showcase the new building to staff about to move to the new riverside location, and to clients, illustrating Lawrence Graham’s prime location and corporate presence.

  • AEROPLANE VIRTUAL TOURS: The Percival Mew Gull

    AEROPLANE VIRTUAL TOURS: The Percival Mew Gull

    Please note – this is one of our much older aeroplane virtual tours, and is not representative of the 360 virtual tours we produce today. However, we’ve chosen to keep this on our site as visitors have indicated they still enjoy exploring this tour and/or find it a useful learning resource.

    The Percival Mew Gull

    The Percival Mew Gull was a 1930’s British-made racing aircraft which set many records (one of which stands to this day).

    How virtual tours can help museums with accessibility

    The RAF Museum were keen to show their visitors the inside of the aeroplane, but as the aircraft was to be suspended from the ceiling this was simply not possible ‘in person’. Thus they commissioned us to shoot this virtual tour. The plan was for it to play in a kiosk below the plane, so that visitors could explore all around the aircraft in high resolution. We also retouched in a sky so it appeared as if the plane was in flight, giving visitors a more exciting experience.

    Other aeroplane virtual tours

    This aeroplane virtual tour was commissioned by the RAF Museum. You can view more many more up-to-date examples of commercial aircraft and private jets in our portfolio.

  • London Bridge Hospital

    London Bridge Hospital

    London Bridge Hospital is a private institution offering excellent clinical and surgical facilities to patients. Eye Revolution have created virtual tours to showcase the facilities and surroundings to patients, enabling them to feel relaxed when they visit.

  • SEAT Leon Cupra

    SEAT Leon Cupra

    SEAT’s agency Geronimo created a microsite for the launch of the new Leon Cupra 240PS and commissioned a virtual tour to show the car from all angles. The photography is mean and moody, echoing the car’s powerful and aggressive lines. The tour can be viewed as a small screen ‘taster’, or as a full screen which shows the car off in detail, and can be viewed on the SEAT microsite at www.cuprapoetry.co.uk.

  • London International Fine Art Fair

    London International Fine Art Fair

    The London International Fine Art Fair takes place annually at the Grand Hall, Olympia and brings together over 200 international galleries displaying fine art and antiques from ancient Chinese artefacts to Art Deco pieces. Eye Revolution were commissioned to shoot a selection of exhibition virtual tours to give potential visitors and exhibitors a flavour of what they can expect at the fair.

  • Hard Rock Hotel, Chicago

    Hard Rock Hotel, Chicago

    Virtual tours of the Hard Rock Hotel, Chicago. The Hard Rock Hotel occupies the 1929 Carbide & Carbon Building – a stunning example of Art Deco architecture apparently designed to resemble a champagne bottle. The view from the top of the building may be familiar to some viewers from the opening sequence of the 2008 film ‘Wanted’.

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital

    Great Ormond Street Hospital

    Part of a panoramic photography commission for Siemens, this virtual tour shows the MRI Scanner unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. Great Ormond Street is a world-leading hospital, known for their pioneering work in children’s healthcare. The hospital was the first facility in the UK with in-patient wards to cater especially for children’s health needs.

  • Guildhall, City of London

    Guildhall, City of London

    The Guildhall is the administrative and ceremonial centre of the City of London. The building itself has parts dating from 1411. It is sited on the foundations of a Roman amphitheatre. The London Roman Amphitheatre was built in 70AD and only discovered in 1988. It is now a scheduled monument displayed in situ in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery (which is seen in the virtual tour to the right of the Guildhall itself, with its gothic facade).

    Guildhall has a rich history, with trials held within its halls for Thomas Cranmer (the protestant reformer and martyr). Lady Jane Grey, who Cranmer had helped install on the throne for just nine days, was also tried here.

    The Guildhall building survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 and a Luftwaffe raid in 1940. It has been restored over the years, and still forms the administrative headquarters of the City of London. It is also now used as a venue for lavish banquets and unforgettable events.

    St Lawrence Jewry

    The church of St Lawrence Jewry opposite the Guildhall was yet another of London’s great buildings destroyed in the Great Fire of London. The church was redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren and rebuilt in the 1670s. It was restored again after WWII, after suffering extensive damage in the Blitz. It is the official church of the Lord Mayor of London. If you’d like to explore another Wren church in details, take a peek at our extensive virtual tour of St Magnus the Martyr, also in the City of London.

    The Guildhall Art Gallery

    The Guildhall art gallery was built in 1885, but, like the Guildhall and St Lawrence Jewry, was a victim of the second world war, and did not survive the Luftwaffe’s Blitz. It was rebuilt in 1999 and houses a collection of over 4000 works of art. It is open to the general public.

    This Guildhall City of London virtual tour shows the view across Guildhall Yard towards the Guildhall with St Lawrence Jewry on Gresham Street visible to the left.

  • Gilgamesh Restaurant and Bar, London

    Gilgamesh Restaurant and Bar, London

    Eye Revolution created a series of virtual tours of Gilgamesh, a restaurant, bar and lounge in Camden, London. Employing specialist HDR (high dynamic range imaging) techniques, the tours are able to show a greater range of light and shadow.

  • Fuel Car Tuning, Automotive Virtual Tour

    Fuel Car Tuning, Automotive Virtual Tour

    Car tuning firm Fuel commissioned this virtual tour in order to have one shot which would show the car from four different angles, providing a dramatic showcase for the car.

  • The European Space Agency Test Centre

    The European Space Agency Test Centre

    Eye Revolution were honoured to have been selected to provide the virtual tours for the European Space Agency’s test centre (ESTEC) at Noordwijk. We travelled to the Netherlands for the shoot, and found the scope of the test centre to be truly awe-inspiring. In the virtual tours we have endeavoured to convey the breathtaking scale of the European Space Agency test centre, and the interface provides more details on the elements in the different test centre areas.

  • Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi

    Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi

    Emirates Palace virtual tour. The Emirates Palace hotel is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is rumoured to be the most expensive hotel ever built. It is owned by the Abu Dhabi government and managed by the Kempinski Group. Please click the thumbnail images below to view the fullscreen virtual tours.

  • Elliot Rhodes – Covent Garden

    Elliot Rhodes – Covent Garden

    Elliot Rhodes is a passionate artisan belt company; their unique system allows customers to create bespoke belts – making this accessory truly personal. The company were keen to utilise a virtual tour to showcase their contemporary belt gallery in central London, for customers to explore in advance of visiting the shop.

  • Death Valley, USA

    Death Valley, USA

    High definition virtual tours photographed in Death Valley, California by Eye Revolution photographer Will Pearson. Death valley is the lowest, driest and hottest place in the USA. These Death valley virtual tours shows the ‘Devil’s Golf Course’ – an area of Death Valley famed for its unusual salt formations. Please click the thumbnails below to view the 360 tours.

  • Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kensington

    Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kensington

    Eye Revolution were commissioned to create more than 20 virtual tours for this London boutique hotel. The Crowne Plaza Kensington has recently rebranded and wished to showcase the atmosphere and amenities of the new hotel. The virtual tours are able to showcase a variety of locations around the hotel in 360 degrees, from some of the 162 bedrooms to the conference rooms to some of the bars and restaurants.

    To view the Crowne Plaza Kensington virtual tours, please click the thumbnail images below or use the text links next to the thumbnails.

  • Chennai, India

    Chennai, India

    Chennai (formerly Madras) is an industrial city on the south-eastern Indian coast, and is the capital of Tamil Nadu state. Despite its commercial significance, it’s also well known for its cultural heritage and temple architecture. The coastline was badly hit by the 2004 Tsunami, with more than 200 dead, and many more displaced and losing their livelihoods. Eye Revolution photographer, Will Pearson, travelled to Chennai and documented everyday life in panoramas and virtual tours.

  • Centre Point

    Centre Point

    Aerial 360 view looking across at Centrepoint, the controversial Grade II listed building on New Oxford Street, central London. This cityscape virtual tour was captured from a nearby rooftop looking down on New Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. As well as Centre Point, the Astoria on Charing Cross Road is visible – the venue has now been closed to make way for the Crossrail project. The fountains outside Centrepoint are also being removed for Crossrail, but we understand that they will be returned after the building work is complete.

    In addition to virtual tours, we also create large-scale panoramas for print. Please get in touch to discuss your print requirements.

  • Caravan, Desert

    Caravan, Desert

    Out in the middle of the American desert, someone once towed this caravan. Perhaps it broke, perhaps it was stolen, or perhaps it had outlived its usefulness. But for whatever reason, they chose to abandon it. Since then, the caravan seems to have been the victim of numerous target practices, a fire, and the scene of a party, or at least, some late night drinking in the desert. Perhaps someone kipped here awhile, despite the searing heat and cold nights. These virtual tours show you the caravan in the surrounding desert expanse and allows you to explore inside it, to see what once was and the destruction now.

  • Big Yellow Self Storage

    Big Yellow Self Storage

    Big Yellow Storage is the leading self-storage company in London and the South East. Eye Revolution were commissioned to create a series of 360 tours which would showcase the clean, well-lit, efficiently managed and accessible storage facilities that customers can expect from Big Yellow.

  • Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada

    Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada

    Burning Man 360 Images

    Each year, people from around the world gather to ‘burn the man’ deep in the Nevada Desert. The Burning Man Festival is loosely, a festival of art, of self-expression, of celebration and the avant-garde. Will Pearson went deep undercover in a pink feather boa to capture panoramic pictures and virtual tours around the festival.

    Please click the thumbnails on the interactive image above to see the various Burning Man 360 photos.

  • Barbican Centre Virtual Tour

    Barbican Centre Virtual Tour

    Barbican Centre virtual tour showing the entrance to the centre itself, part of the Barbican Estate in the City of London. The Barbican Centre describes itself as the largest multi-arts centre in Europe and it boasts 2 dedicated theatres, a 2,000 seat hall, 2 galleries, conference suites, exhibition halls, private function rooms, three restaurants and nearly 5,000 square metres of foyers and public spaces. This is housed within the Barbican complex – part of a major 1970’s regeneration project. The Barbican has elicited extreme reactions over the years – you wither love it or hate it. Whatever your feelings, it’s an important part of the City of London’s architecture and skyline. To view the Barbican virtual tours, please click the thumbnails above.

    To see more 360 photos around the City of London, please visit our City of London virtual tours page.

  • Audley Clevedon Retirement Village, Ilkley

    Audley Clevedon Retirement Village, Ilkley

    Audley specialise in creating high quality retirement villages. Their Clevedon Village is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, just a couple of miles from Ilkley. It is based around a beautiful Victorian School building which was dismantled and then rebuilt stone-by-stone. Eye Revolution has created a set of virtual tours to show potential residents the surroundings of both Clevedon village and the Audley Club, an on-site gym and health spa.