What you are about to watch is truly remarkable, and it just gets better as it goes.

Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from [Flickr], Photosynth (based on Seadragon technology) creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Its architect, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, shows it off in this standing-ovation demo.

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See more on Seadragon and Photosynth. (Please note that these links go to Microsoft sites which are notorious for destroying old links—chances are if you’ve come here through the archives, these links no longer work).