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+# Google Maps JavaScript Sample
+
+## place-photos
+
+This sample demonstrates the use of the Places API to display photos of a place.
+
+## Setup
+
+### Before starting run:
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+`npm i`
+
+### Run an example on a local web server
+
+`cd samples/place-photos`
+`npm start`
+
+### Build an individual example
+
+`cd samples/place-photos`
+`npm run build`
+
+From 'samples':
+
+`npm run build --workspace=place-photos/`
+
+### Build all of the examples.
+
+From 'samples':
+
+`npm run build-all`
+
+### Run lint to check for problems
+
+`cd samples/place-photos`
+`npx eslint index.ts`
+
+## Feedback
+
+For feedback related to this sample, please open a new issue on
+[GitHub](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples/issues).
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diff --git a/samples/place-photos/index.ts b/samples/place-photos/index.ts
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+// [START maps_place_photos]
+async function init() {
+ const { Place } = (await google.maps.importLibrary(
+ 'places'
+ )) as google.maps.PlacesLibrary;
+
+ // Use a place ID to create a new Place instance.
+ const place = new Place({
+ id: 'ChIJydSuSkkUkFQRsqhB-cEtYnw', // Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle WA
+ });
+
+ // Call fetchFields, passing the desired data fields.
+ await place.fetchFields({
+ fields: ['displayName', 'photos', 'editorialSummary'],
+ });
+
+ // Get the various HTML elements.
+ let heading = document.getElementById('heading') as HTMLElement;
+ let summary = document.getElementById('summary') as HTMLElement;
+ let gallery = document.getElementById('gallery') as HTMLElement;
+ let expandedImageDiv = document.getElementById(
+ 'expanded-image'
+ ) as HTMLElement;
+ let attributionLabel;
+
+ // Show the display name and summary for the place.
+ heading.textContent = place.displayName as string;
+ summary.textContent = place.editorialSummary as string;
+
+ // Add photos to the gallery.
+ if (place.photos) {
+ place.photos?.forEach((photo) => {
+ const altText = 'Photo of ' + place.displayName;
+ const img = document.createElement('img');
+ const imgButton = document.createElement('button');
+ const expandedImage = document.createElement('img');
+ img.src = photo?.getURI({ maxHeight: 380 });
+ img.alt = altText;
+ imgButton.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+ centerSelectedThumbnail(imgButton);
+ event.preventDefault();
+ expandedImage.src = img.src;
+ expandedImage.alt = altText;
+ expandedImageDiv.innerHTML = '';
+ expandedImageDiv.appendChild(expandedImage);
+ attributionLabel = createAttribution(photo.authorAttributions);
+ expandedImageDiv.appendChild(attributionLabel);
+ });
+
+ imgButton.addEventListener('focus', ()=> {
+ centerSelectedThumbnail(imgButton);
+ });
+
+ imgButton.appendChild(img);
+ gallery.appendChild(imgButton);
+ });
+ }
+
+ // Display the first photo.
+ if (place.photos && place.photos.length > 0) {
+ const img = document.createElement('img');
+ img.alt = 'Photo of ' + place.displayName;
+ img.src = place.photos![0].getURI();
+ expandedImageDiv.appendChild(img);
+ attributionLabel = createAttribution(place.photos![0].authorAttributions);
+ expandedImageDiv.appendChild(attributionLabel);
+ }
+
+ // Helper function to create attribution DIV.
+ function createAttribution(attribution) {
+ const attributionLabel = document.createElement('a');
+ attributionLabel.classList.add('attribution-label');
+ if (attribution && attribution[0]) {
+ attributionLabel.textContent = attribution[0].displayName;
+ attributionLabel.href = attribution[0].uri;
+ attributionLabel.target = '_blank';
+ attributionLabel.rel = 'noopener noreferrer';
+ return attributionLabel;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Helper function to center the selected thumbnail in the gallery.
+ function centerSelectedThumbnail(element: HTMLElement) {
+ element.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center', inline: 'center' });
+ }
+}
+
+init();
+// [END maps_place_photos]
diff --git a/samples/place-photos/package.json b/samples/place-photos/package.json
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+{
+ "name": "@js-api-samples/place-photos",
+ "version": "1.0.0",
+ "scripts": {
+ "build": "tsc && bash ../jsfiddle.sh place-photos && bash ../app.sh place-photos && bash ../docs.sh place-photos && npm run build:vite --workspace=. && bash ../dist.sh place-photos",
+ "test": "tsc && npm run build:vite --workspace=.",
+ "start": "tsc && vite build --base './' && vite",
+ "build:vite": "vite build --base './'",
+ "preview": "vite preview"
+ }
+}
diff --git a/samples/place-photos/style.css b/samples/place-photos/style.css
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+/* [START maps_place_photos] */
+/*
+ * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window.
+ */
+html,
+body {
+ height: 100%;
+ margin: 0;
+ padding: 0;
+}
+
+#container {
+ display: flex;
+ border: 2px solid black;
+ border-radius: 10px;
+ padding: 10px;
+ max-width: 950px;
+ height: 100%;
+ max-height: 400px;
+ box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+.place-overview {
+ width: 400px;
+ height: 380px;
+ overflow-x: auto;
+ position: relative;
+ margin-right: 20px;
+}
+
+#info {
+ font-family: sans-serif;
+ position: sticky;
+ position: -webkit-sticky;
+ left: 0;
+ padding-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+#heading {
+ width: 500px;
+ font-size: x-large;
+ margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+#summary {
+ width: 100%;
+}
+
+#gallery {
+ display: flex;
+ padding-top: 10px;
+}
+
+#gallery img {
+ width: 200px;
+ height: 200px;
+ margin: 10px;
+ border-radius: 10px;
+ cursor: pointer;
+ object-fit: cover; /* fill the area without distorting the image */
+}
+
+#expanded-image {
+ display: flex;
+ height: 370px;
+ overflow: hidden;
+ background-color: #000;
+ border-radius: 10px;
+ margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.attribution-label {
+ background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+ font-size: 10px;
+ font-family: sans-serif;
+ margin: 2px;
+ position: absolute;
+}
+
+button {
+ display: flex;
+ outline: none;
+ border: none;
+ padding: 0;
+ background: none;
+ cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+button:focus {
+ border: 2px solid blue;
+ border-radius: 10px;
+}
+
+/* [END maps_place_photos] */
diff --git a/samples/place-photos/tsconfig.json b/samples/place-photos/tsconfig.json
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+{
+ "compilerOptions": {
+ "module": "esnext",
+ "target": "esnext",
+ "strict": true,
+ "noImplicitAny": false,
+ "lib": [
+ "es2015",
+ "esnext",
+ "es6",
+ "dom",
+ "dom.iterable"
+ ],
+ "moduleResolution": "Node",
+ "jsx": "preserve"
+ }
+}