The HistoPad Experience
Use the HistoPad to explore the history of Notre-Dame!
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Pick up your HistoPad at the counter
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Scan the Time Portal with your HistoPad
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Explore the scene!
Time Portals offer a 360-degree scene that you can view by moving the tablet.
Go on a Treasure Hunt!
10 of the 21 Time Portals have stained glass fragments hidden in the scenery.
Search for the glowing pieces to complete the stained glass!
HistoPad supports 15 languages
- Supported Languages:
- French, Dutch, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish, Czech, Arabic, and Malay.
Japanese text is available in both standard and easy versions.
Here are some groupings of Time Portals by theme.
You can view the Time Portals in any order.
The Fire and Restoration
The 2019 fire. The people who came to the Cathedral’s rescue. The modern technology being used in the restoration.
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The Fire, 15th April 2019
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Worksite innovations
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Securing the monument
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Construction site professionals
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The Restoration, 2021-2024
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Visit the Site of Notre-Dame
Architecture: The Foundation
The beginning of a construction project 860 years ago. The foundation of what is now Notre-dame de Paris Cathedral.
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A Builder’s Dream
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Blacksmiths
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The Building Site of a Century
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The Gothic Choir
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Stonemasons
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The Forest
Architecture: The Many Restorations and Repairs of Notre-dame
The story of how Notre-dame has been damaged and restored across history.
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Royal Promise
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The Revolution
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The Imperial Coronation
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An architectural genius
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The spire
Art
Notre-dame has been home to many works of art since before the Louvre existed. The Cathedral’s history is intertwined with the history of art.
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The Western Rose
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The Holy Relics
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Royal Promise
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The Revolution
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The Imperial Coronation
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An architectural genius
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The spire
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The Restoration, 2021-2024