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Panorama
A
panorama
(formed from
Greek
πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "sight"), is any
wide-angle
view or representation of a physical space, whether in
painting
,
drawing
,
photography
,
film
,
seismic images
or a three-dimensional model. The word was originally coined in the 18th century by the English
(Irish descent)
painter
Robert Barker
to describe his
panoramic paintings
of
Edinburgh
and London. The motion-picture term
panning
is derived from
panorama
.
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