Living cross-sections

Cut open the world’s most fascinating places.

Vast illustrations drawn down to the last rope and rivet. Zoom into any room and watch it come alive, then tap a pin for its story.

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Now showing · No. 02 Isengard Explore

The collection

Four worlds, opened up.

Each cutaway is one enormous, minutely detailed picture. Zoom in anywhere: the rooms start to move, every numbered pin tells its story, and a guided tour walks you through them in order.

    Coming next · No. 05

    The Globe Theatre

    London, 1599

    Shakespeare’s wooden O, opened up from the thatched roof to the stage: three galleries of seats, the groundlings in the yard and the actors waiting in the wings.

    On the drawing board

    How it works

    Explore at your own pace.

    1. 01

      Zoom in

      Scroll, pinch or drag. The picture keeps its detail all the way down, from the whole place to a single face.

    2. 02

      Rooms come alive

      Get close and every room starts to move: cooks at the fire, smiths at the anvil, troopers in the hold.

    3. 03

      Tap a pin

      Numbered pins open a short story card with an animated close-up of what happens there.

    4. 04

      Turn on sound

      Each room has its own soundscape that fades in as you arrive. Sound stays off until you switch it on.