diff --git a/src/angular2_google_maps.ts b/src/angular2_google_maps.ts
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+// main module
+export * from './components';
diff --git a/src/components.ts b/src/components.ts
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+export * from './components/google_map';
diff --git a/src/components/google_map.ts b/src/components/google_map.ts
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+++ b/src/components/google_map.ts
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+import {Component, Directive, Input, ContentChild, ViewEncapsulation, ElementRef, ViewChild, SimpleChange, NgZone} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {GoogleMapsAPIWrapper} from '../services/google_maps_api_wrapper';
+
+/**
+ * Container directive to create the Google Maps instance on a child element.
+ */
+@Directive({
+  selector: '[sebm-google-map-container]',
+})
+class SebmGoogleMapContainer {
+  constructor(private _el: ElementRef) {}
+
+  getNativeElement(): HTMLElement {
+    return this._el.nativeElement;
+  }
+}
+/**
+ * Todo: add docs
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'sebm-google-map',
+  directives: [SebmGoogleMapContainer],
+  providers: [GoogleMapsAPIWrapper],
+  styles: [`
+    sebm-google-map-container {
+      width: 100%;
+      display: block;
+    }
+  `],
+  template: `
+    <div sebm-google-map-container class="sebm-google-map-container"></div>
+    <ng-content></ng-content>
+  `
+})
+export class SebmGoogleMap {
+  @ViewChild(SebmGoogleMapContainer) private _container: SebmGoogleMapContainer;
+  @Input() longitude: number = 0;
+  @Input() latitude: number = 0;
+  @Input() zoom: number = 8;
+
+  constructor(private _zone: NgZone, private _mapsWrapper: GoogleMapsAPIWrapper) {}
+
+  afterViewInit() {
+    this._initMapInstance(this._container.getNativeElement());
+  }
+
+  onChanges(changes: {[key:string]: SimpleChange}) {
+    if (!this._mapsWrapper.isInitialized()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this._updateLatLng(changes);
+  }
+
+  private _updateLatLng(changes: {[key:string]: SimpleChange}) {
+    if (changes['latitude'] || changes['longitude']) {
+      this._mapsWrapper.panTo({
+        lat: this.latitude,
+        lng: this.longitude,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _initMapInstance(el: HTMLElement) {
+    this._mapsWrapper.initialize(el, this.latitude, this.longitude, this.zoom);
+    this._handleMapsCenterChanged();
+    this._handleZoomChanged();
+  }
+
+  private _handleMapsCenterChanged() {
+    this._mapsWrapper.getCenterChangeObservable().subscribe((latLng: google.maps.LatLngOptions) => {
+      this.latitude = latLng.lat;
+      this.longitude = latLng.lng;
+    });
+  }
+
+  private _handleZoomChanged() {
+    this._mapsWrapper.getZoomChangeObserable().subscribe((zoom: number) => this.zoom = zoom);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/custom_typings/google_maps.d.ts b/src/custom_typings/google_maps.d.ts
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+declare module google.maps {
+  export class Map {
+    constructor (el: HTMLElement, opts?: MapOptions);
+    panTo(latLng: LatLng|LatLngOptions): void;
+    setZoom(zoom: number): void;
+    addListener(eventName: string, fn: Function): void;
+    getCenter(): LatLng;
+    getZoom(): number;
+  }
+
+  export class LatLng {
+    constructor(lat: number, lng: number);
+    lat(): number;
+    lng(): number;
+  }
+
+  export interface LatLngOptions {
+    lat: number;
+    lng: number;
+  }
+
+  export interface MapOptions {
+    center: LatLng|LatLngOptions;
+    zoom: number;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/custom_typings/typings.d.ts b/src/custom_typings/typings.d.ts
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+/// <reference path="../../node_modules/rx/ts/rx.all.d.ts" />
diff --git a/src/services/google_maps_api_wrapper.ts b/src/services/google_maps_api_wrapper.ts
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+import {Injectable, Inject, NgZone} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Observable} from 'rx';
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper class that handles the communication with the Google Maps Javascript API v3
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class GoogleMapsAPIWrapper {
+  private _el: HTMLElement;
+  private _map: google.maps.Map;
+  private _isInitialized: boolean;
+
+  private _centerChangeObservable: Observable<google.maps.LatLngOptions>;
+  private _zoomChangeObservable: Observable<number>;
+
+  constructor(private _zone: NgZone) {
+  }
+
+  createEventObservable<E>(eventName: string, callback: (observer: Rx.Observer<E>) => void): Observable<E> {
+      return Observable.create((observer: Rx.Observer<E>) => {
+        this._map.addListener(eventName, () => {
+          this._zone.run(() => {
+            callback(observer);
+          });
+        });
+    });
+  }
+
+  initialize(_el: HTMLElement, latitude: number, longitude: number, zoom: number) {
+    if (this._isInitialized) {
+      throw new Error('GooelMapsAPIWrapper is already initialized!');
+    }
+    this._isInitialized = true;
+    this._el = _el;
+    this._map = new google.maps.Map(this._el, {
+      center: {
+        lat: latitude,
+        lng: longitude
+      },
+      zoom: zoom
+    });
+    this._createObservables();
+  }
+
+  private _createObservables() {
+    this._centerChangeObservable = this.createEventObservable<google.maps.LatLngOptions>('center_changed', (observer: Rx.Observer<google.maps.LatLngOptions>) => {
+      const center = this._map.getCenter();
+      observer.onNext({
+        lat: center.lat(),
+        lng: center.lng()
+      });
+    });
+    this._zoomChangeObservable = this.createEventObservable<number>('zoom_changed', (observer: Rx.Observer<number>) => {
+      observer.onNext(this._map.getZoom());
+    });
+  }
+
+  getZoomChangeObserable(): Observable<number> {
+    return this._zoomChangeObservable;
+  }
+
+  getCenterChangeObservable(): Observable<google.maps.LatLngOptions> {
+    return this._centerChangeObservable;
+  }
+
+  panTo(latLng: google.maps.LatLngOptions) {
+    this._map.panTo(latLng);
+  }
+
+  getCenter(): google.maps.LatLng {
+    return this._map.getCenter();
+  }
+
+  isInitialized(): boolean {
+    return this._isInitialized;
+  }
+}