IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City
October 10, 2008
IBM opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors. The US technology colossus spent more than three years working with Chinese officials and the Palace Museum to construct an interactive, animated replica of the 178-acre walled fortress in the Dongcheng District of Beijing.
IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors.
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ahmedgnz - Oct 11, 2008
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Link not working yet! Or has access to the Forbidden City been forbidden once again to all "outsiders"?- report abuse
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toddsherman - Oct 12, 2008
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It's forbidden to those that don't notice a comma in the url.- report abuse
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