Royal Palace of Brussels: a 360° virtual tour

Poppr created a 360° virtual tour of the Royal Palace of Brussels for the Belgian Monarchy. When the annual public opening could not take place in 2020, the tour offered an alternative: exploring eleven palace spaces online, from the Hall of Mirrors to the Throne Room.

The Belgian Monarchy commissioned the virtual tour for the Belgian National Day on 21 July. The experience lets visitors discover the royal premises online.

The tour takes off with a beautiful aerial view. From this starting point, viewers can explore eleven areas of the palace, in seventeen high-resolution 360˚ pictures. There are rooms that you might recognise from TV, like the Hall of Mirrors or the Throne Room, but you also get a sneak peek of more personal quarters, like the king’s Office.

Every room has its eye-catchers that deserve a bit of extra info. At the click of a button, you get to find out everything you want to know about those specific highlights. To add to the project’s grandeur, we branded every clickable button and menu screen in the dark blue and gold colors of the Belgian Monarchy.

The day before the National Day, the virtual tour of the Royal Palace in Brussels went live. The immersive web experience was inaugurated during a festive opening, with Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies playing a set from the rooftop of the palace. It’s not every day our work gets announced with this much display.

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