President Shimon Peres met with Google founder Sergey Brin on Thursday, during a tour of Google Headquarters in California. Peres is on a four-day trip through Silicon Valley, where he will promote Israel's hi-tech industry.
During his visit, Peres received a virtual tour of his childhood neighborhood in Poland with the help of Google Earth's 3D satellite software.
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The virtual tour, which was displayed on five 3D screens, began in Peres' place of birth – Vishneva (known today as Belarus). Brin continued the tour with a virtual glimpse of the moon, where the two were able to look at a computerized model of the "Apollo 11" spacecraft.
President Shimon Peres at Google (Video:GPO)
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A statement by the President's Office said that during the tour, Peres requested to look over Israel and Jerusalem, the Western Wall and the Church of Mary Magdalene, all in 3D.
- Following the tour, Brin and Peres held a meeting in which Brin showed Peres some other technological developments.
Peres reportedly asked his host to expand the cooperation with Israel's R&D; centers.
Throughout his four-day visit to Silicone Valley, President Peres also met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, who helped him launch a personal page on Facebook.
In addition, Peres also answered questions from the site's users and launched a YouTube video clip meant to promote his Facebook page.