Bristol UK Gigapixel 360 VR Panorama from Cabot Tower

Bristol in three billion pixels

This 360 degree gigapixel panorama of Bristol, UK was photographed in June 2017 from the top of Cabot Tower on Brandon Hill. It is stitched from 366 telephoto photographs into a single image of about three billion pixels, so you can look all the way around the city and zoom in close enough to see individual windows, boats and people.

Cabot Tower was built in 1897–98 to mark 400 years since John Cabot sailed from Bristol and reached North America. From its top you can see Bristol Cathedral, City Hall and College Green, the Wills Memorial Building of the University of Bristol, the Floating Harbour, the SS Great Britain, St Mary Redcliffe, Clifton and the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Ashton Gate, and on a clear day the hills of South Wales.

An interactive deep zoom tour

The tour labels around 50 landmarks and neighborhoods. Tap a label to fly to it and read a short history, use Places to jump straight to any building or district, and use the full screen, screenshot and share buttons to save or send the exact view you are looking at. It works in any browser on desktop, tablet and phone.

Gigapixel and 360 VR photography for your project

Gigapixel panoramas and 360 VR tours let people explore a place in far more detail than a single photograph can show. I photograph deep zoom panoramas and virtual tours for architecture, real estate, hospitality and tourism. See also my Los Angeles gigapixel panoramas, and get in touch to talk about your project.