Royal City of Loches is one of Europe’s most imposing dungeons of its time, and it’s also one of the best conserved. A masterpiece of medieval military architecture, it was converted into a royal prison by King Louis XI. At the entrance pavilion visitors are taken into the murky world of the medieval dungeon. The setting up of the HistoPad, a digital mediation tool that allows you to go back in time through augmented reality, 3D reconstructions and interactive functionalities, at dungeon of Loches at the end of 2018 was an important milestone in requalifying the site’s overall offer to visitors. The talk will give a brief review of results in the light of the expectations and will particularly discuss the question of post-visit data, their typology, the different levels of insights they offer and the major contribution they make for a more detailed knowledge of the visitorship.

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