The Belgian city of Mons becomes a European capital of culture next year, ushering in 12 months of festivities. One of Google’s two major European data centers is located just down the road from the city, making us a major local investor and employer. It is only natural that we want to help put some sparkle into the city’s ambitious capital of culture plans.Mons 2015 program , we launched something special and sparkling - new Indoor Street View images. Street View cars and trikes captured new imagery of some of Mons’s most famous buildings - both their exteriors - and for the first time, their interiors. These include the splendid Grand Place, including the inside of the the City Hall , the Collégiale Sainte Waudru , and the BAM art museum.Jacques du Broeucq .View Larger Map View Larger Map Grand Place and its remarkable City Hall. Commissioned by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy , famed architect Matthijs de Layens designed the imposing edifice.View Larger Map View Larger Map Mundaneum archive. More than a century ago, two visionary Belgians envisioned the World Wide Web’s architecture of hyperlinks and indexation of information, not on computers, but on paper cards. Their creation was called the Mundaneum. Vint Cerf recently visited and presented his vision of the future to a packed audience at the city’s 600 seat Manege Theater. Mons’ time on the big stage of European culture promises many more exciting events.Posted by William Echikson, Head of Community Relations, Europe
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