PARIS, August 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --
- Ready for an Endless Visual Journey Across all UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
Fotopedia Heritage (http://www.fotopedia.com/heritage), in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, brings together 20 000 photos, illustrating all World Heritage Sites and 3 000 points of interests, thanks to the contribution of thousands of photographers and hundreds of curators. It is a free application on iPhone and iPad.
Fotopedia Heritage is a new way to experience Fotopedia ( http://www.fotopedia.com/), the first collaborative photo encyclopedia. The team led by Jean-Marie Hullot (http://www.fotopedia.com/en/Jean-Marie_Hullot) (former CTO of NeXT and Apple's application division) built the application while the Fotopedia community added and curated the photos thus ensuring high relevance and quality.
"This application reinvents the coffee table book experience. It is made of more photos than a book can hold and complemented with rich and useful web information. There is no end to the journey proposed by Fotopedia Heritage, there is no last page in this book," said Jean-Marie Hullot, Fotopedia founder and CEO.
Explore our heritage deeper and deeper by navigating carefully chosen tags, learn more about each place by reading rich descriptions from UNESCO and Wikipedia and localize precisely each site by browsing an interactive map, And if you are planning a trip, you will be just one click away from TripAdvisor travel information for the World Heritage Sites you are interested in.
"UNESCO's World Heritage mission, embodied through the World Heritage Convention, is to support countries around the world in identifying and protecting the planet's most outstanding cultural and natural sites. Fotopedia Heritage offers a beautiful way to navigate and discover these sites. This application helps raise awareness about our cause and encourages everyone to ensure our world's heritage is here for the next generation," said Francesco Bandarin (http://whc.unesco.org/), Assistant UNESCO Director General for Culture, and Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Enough words! Download Fotopedia ( http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fotonauts/id383327395) and enjoy journey.
For more information visit Fotopedia Heritage ( http://www.fotopedia.com/heritage) and contact Adrian ([email protected], +33-9-51-39-53-99)
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