Located in Central Chicago the Wrigley Building was designed by Charles G. Beersman in 1919. Situated on the corner of North Michigan Avenue the building is 134 metres tall the Wrigley building is one of Chicagos most unique landmarks.

The panorama was captured over looking the Wrigley Building and includes the WGN Radio Building.

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Located in Central Chicago the Wrigley Building was designed by Charles G. Beersman in 1919. Situated on the corner of North Michigan Avenue the building is 134 metres tall the Wrigley building is one of Chicagos most unique landmarks.

The panorama was captured over looking the Wrigley Building and includes the WGN Radio Building.

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The Red Phonebox is a classic design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who amoungest other notable buildings also designed Battersea Power Station. The K6 “Jubilee” model pictured here was built to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935.

The K6 can be found at Byng Place in Bloomsbury London and is actually a Grade II Listed Building.

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The Red Phonebox is a classic design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who amoungest other notable buildings also designed Battersea Power Station. The K6 “Jubilee” model pictured here was built to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935.

The K6 can be found at Byng Place in Bloomsbury London and is actually a Grade II Listed Building.

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Opposite the Habitat and Heals department stores on Tottenham Court Road is Whitefield Gardens which contains the Fitzrovia Mural. The Mural was painted on the side of the building tucked away behind Cafe Nero in 1980 and depicts many people from the local area.

The area, although small, is a perfect place for a coffee outside while examining the mural. Cafe Nero is an interesting chain of coffee houses, in an era where the highstreet is bland and corporate they tend to go for high quality frontages to their establishments. The use of subdued colours and awnings to cover outdoor seating areas is notable for its enhancement of the streetscape.

Compare this to the Starbucks located opposite Cafe Nero in the panorama and the jarring plastic branding and disregard for the local environment is self evident.

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Opposite the Habitat and Heals department stores on Tottenham Court Road is Whitefield Gardens which contains the Fitzrovia Mural. The Mural was painted on the side of the building tucked away behind Cafe Nero in 1980 and depicts many people from the local area.

The area, although small, is a perfect place for a coffee outside while examining the mural. Cafe Nero is an interesting chain of coffee houses, in an era where the highstreet is bland and corporate they tend to go for high quality frontages to their establishments. The use of subdued colours and awnings to cover outdoor seating areas is notable for its enhancement of the streetscape.

Compare this to the Starbucks located opposite Cafe Nero in the panorama and the jarring plastic branding and disregard for the local environment is self evident.

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We generally experience the city from street level – the streetscape defines our view of the urban space – yet if it were possible to access the hidden rooftops and terraces of homes and offices we would obtain a completely different perspective.

In a new series of panoramas we aim to capture and share such rooftop views from various buildings and houses in and around London.

Starting off we present the rooftop of Regents Residences in Fitzrovia London. Built in 1870 the building is now dominated by the BT Tower yet retains the charm of Victorian buildings. The rows of chimney pots drift back to an era when London was dominated by coal fires in each room and the smog that resulted before the Clean Air act of 1956.

Rooftops are not easy to access and we need your help – if you work in an office and can get us access to the roof for 10 minutes then we can capture a panorama and build up a series of hidden London views. If your willing to help please drop us a email and we will get back to you asap.

Each of the views are presented in Quicktime VR, simply click the mouse in the scene and drag to look around.

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The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul can be found at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Of all the panoramas I have taken this is one of the most stunning due to the fabulous internal detail of the building. The Chapel was designed by Christopher Wren and Thomas Ripley but it is not in its original form as in 1779, fire gutted the building. After the fire it was redesigned by “Athenian” Stuart and William Newton creating the building we see today.

Notable features in the Chapel are the painting above the altar entitled ‘The Preservation of St Paul after Shipwreck at Malta’ by American painter Benjamin West. The Chapel has an open service every Sunday at 11am and is well worth a visit, it is also open to the general public during the week and over the weekend.

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The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul can be found at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Of all the panoramas I have taken this is one of the most stunning due to the fabulous internal detail of the building. The Chapel was designed by Christopher Wren and Thomas Ripley but it is not in its original form as in 1779, fire gutted the building. After the fire it was redesigned by “Athenian” Stuart and William Newton creating the building we see today.

Notable features in the Chapel are the painting above the altar entitled ‘The Preservation of St Paul after Shipwreck at Malta’ by American painter Benjamin West. The Chapel has an open service every Sunday at 11am and is well worth a visit, it is also open to the general public during the week and over the weekend.

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When viewing panoramas it is easy to lose focus on the subject matter and look all around the scene – after all that’s why panoramas are created and placed online. If the subject matter needs to be displayed in context but focused upon then one possibility is to use colour graduation to draw in the eye of the user.

As an example we have created a black and white panorama and added a colour layer to focus the eye on the building – in this case the White Horse Building in Little Britain, London. I’m not sure if it works, but an interesting concept… (?)

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