[Mashable]

Google Maps lovers, the object of your affection has just been further improved. Take a look at this video that shows you how Google has applied graphics magic to Google Maps, making landmarks and buildings look a whole lot more 3D.

Google‘s new parallax view, seen in the Google-Maps-rendered map view, brings landmarks to life, giving them a perspective they didn’t have before.

So as you wander around Google Maps on your virtual tourism adventures, take a look at famous landmarks and even buildings in your neighborhood from a variety of heretofore-unseen angles. To experience this coolness, on the Google Maps page click Map view and be sure to enable “Maps GL” on the left to get the full effect.

Watch the video and see the original post here: http://mashable.com/2012/04/28/google-maps-parallax/