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Google Street View comes to Parliament Hill

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For those who won’t make it to Parliament Hill this summer: Google Street View is here.

The interactive mapping tool will now feature the historic corridors and rooms of Parliament, according to a release from Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella and House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer.

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The Google Street View team was granted access to Parliament in April, in order to capture imagery using a special 360-degree panoramic camera, the release said.

Check out the visit here.

Images of the Senate Chamber, the House of Commons, the Library of Parliament, the offices of the Speakers and a number of other rooms and corridors “of significance” were captured, it said.

The device works on computers, tablets and smart phones.

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Pretty cool. But can it help you find your car?

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