QTVR

Known as QTVRs (Quick Time Virtual Reality), these panoramas offer a unique opportunity to experience the interiors of famous buildings in a way still photographs can’t capture. There are over 1200 available through the QTVR Panoramas of World Architecture collection in ARTstor (these have been provided by the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University).

To access the QTVRs, enter the ARTstor database (you’ll need to use your portal login if you’re off-campus, and you’ll need to have pop-ups allowed), then choose to Browse ARTstor by Collection. Scroll down until you get to the QTVR Panoramas of World Architecture collection and select it. All the panoramas will then be displayed as thumbnails. You can search for specific buildings, locations, etc. using the search box at the top right hand corner of the screen. To view a panorama, click the blue QTVR link that appears just under the thumbnail.