Zuckerberg walks in augmented reality in the Mausoleum of Augustus thanks to TIM

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, virtually walked through the Mausoleum of Augustus. The telecommunications company TIM made this known on its official Facebook page.

“TIM is working on a very ambitious project: to revive, more than two thousand years later, the splendor of the Mausoleum of Augustus,” the post reads. "Thanks to the archaeological studies of the Superintendence of the City of Rome funded by TIM Foundation, virtual reality will enable this latest challenge. This is why TIM asked the opinion of the person who has been investing in this technology for many years, contributing to its development: Mark Zuckerberg (who tested the experience with his Oculus)."

“The Facebook founder, connected from Menlo Park, experienced, with the guidance of TIM CEO Luigi Gubitosi and President Salvatore Rossi, the virtual experience of walking ”physically“ through the Mausoleum of the various eras on the eve of Christmas in Rome,” the post continues. “Also accompanying him on this exceptional visit was Luca Josi, TIM’s Head of Brand Strategy, Media & Multimedia Entertainment and creator of the project, and Luca Colombo, Country Director of Facebook Italy.”

“Just a few more weeks of testing and this journey can be shared by the whole world,” TIM points out.

Pictured is the Mausoleum of Augustus from above. Ph. Credit Sovrintendenza Capitolina

Zuckerberg walks in augmented reality in the Mausoleum of Augustus thanks to TIM

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