To mark the anniversary of the Battle of Murten on 22 June, 1476, the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) has launched a website that offers the public an immersive experience of the huge panorama painting of the historic battle. The EPFL's Laboratory for Experimental Museology has digitised the huge circular painting, made in 1893, which is currently not accessible to the public. The EPFL says it is the largest image of a physical object ever created at ultra-high resolution. The online platform provides access to the primary sources. The terapixel panorama features videos, 3D objects, motion recordings and a dynamic soundscape. The online platform, intended for the general public, has a multimodal narrative in which users can follow guided tours, navigate, observe and interact with the digital version of the panorama. The online version is in three languages and has an audio description mode. A series of exhibitions on the topic will also be held from August 2025 to ...
