Google Maps lets you peek inside Rio's Olympics 2016 venuesMay 4, 2016 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Olympic Torch has just reached Brazil, 93 days before the 2016 Olympic Games kicks off. And now Google Maps is letting us take a peek inside the stadia, Digital Spy reports. The mapping tool allows you to enter the 25 indoor venues that will host the Olympics' sporting events come August. To jump in and see what the venue looks like on the inside, select it on Google Maps (here's Maracanã to start, where the football will be played), zoom in and click on it. In the bottom-right of the screen you'll see options for the floors and levels - click one, and you'll be transported there. Then just have a mooch about and take in the view, Digital Spy said. It also shows up points of interest like concessions, toilets, information desks and cash machines. So you can plan the route from your seat to miss as little of the action as possible. Google Maps also offers enhanced outdoor maps for 12 official outdoor venues for the Olympics, and real-time transit in Rio de Janeiro. So us armchair Olympians can pretend we're there, Digital Spy said. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |