Google launches 360-degree imagery of 40 iconic sites in Dubai on Street View Special Collects

The Street View Special Collects is a feature of Google Maps that allows users to explore places around the world like natural wonders as well as cultural and historic sites. It enables users to view and navigate 360-degree imagery of locations across the world.

As the UAE celebrates from Nov 30 to Dec 3 to mark its 45^th National Day, Google maps’ one billion daily users can now explore key landmarks of the Middle East’s leading tourist destination.

Street View, a feature by Google Maps that will allow users to view and navigate 360 degree street-level imagery of major streets across the city has been available in Dubai since 2014. The iconic BUrj khaliofa was the first Special Collect in the UAE and was launched in 2013.

This is the latest in a series of Street View imagery of the MENA region’s major landmarks after Petrea in Jordan, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art and the pyramids of Giza in Egypt.    

Some of the sites launched on Sunday by Google include: Dubai Creek, Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, Madinat Jumeirah / Burj Al Arab, The Dubai Mall, The Palm Jumeirah, Ibn Battuta Mall, Wild Wadi and Deira Spice Souk.