Dungeon of Loches
The Dungeon of Loches, built between 1013 and 1035 by Foulques III Nerra, Count of Anjou, is considered one of the best preserved of the Roman period. Its construction, and that of the ramparts and other towers that make up the dungeon, took place over five centuries, from the XIth to the XVIth century.A Comtal castle, and then a royal fortress, thesite became a royal prison in the XVth century.
For the first time, the HistoPad of the Dungeon of Loches has the resources that allows the medieval decor and furniture to be recreated. By clicking on certain points of interest, visitors can get a behind the scenes look with the used of a HistoPad, and compare the 3D modeling of certain elements with the contemporary iconographic sources of period restorations
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