I'm happy you got to visit the 19th century! It's a favorite hangout of mine.

I went and watched the video of the panorama. How wonderful! I'm sorry I didn't know about this sooner!

I haven't looked into the history of panoramic paintings. They seem an ancestor of movies, especially in the way they were displayed in special theaters, although they should obviously not be appreciated only in relation to what came later. They are astonishing things in their own right. Another famous example is about the Battle of Atlanta, which is on permanent display at the Atlanta Cyclorama. Without having visited either that one or this one, however, I think I would like this one more.