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Falaise
Above: The Chateau at Falaise, which has undergone considerable restoration and development, which has created a very interesting concept on how to show buildings of historic importance. Rather than let it fall into dis-repair the government have poured millions of euros into creating a fascinating glimpse into the past.
Above: As well as repairing and, in the case of the portcullis entrance constructing a completely new structure, they have incorporated the latest technology to enrich the visitors experience, They issue each visitor with a tablet (a computer, not a pill) through which you can visualise what some of the rooms within the chateau could have looked like when originally inhabited. Using a function similar to the QR app on your phone they bring the rooms to life. The lower pictures give an example. first the room now and second, the room as it could have been. The tablet facility gives you 360 degree rotation and, the ability to investigate in more detail objects within the re-created room. You could also select the option to see where the room you were in was in relation to the rest of the chateau. Outside they had boxes, strategically located, mounted on plinths with two eye pieces, which you could look through, first to see the view as is now and then by the turn of a wheel what it would have looked like, back in history. You could keep switching from the present view to that of the past. In most room there was projected images of past inhabitants of the Chateau, telling their story, in some cases their fate. Look and learn English Heritage. How many times have we visited locations and wished we could see what it would have looked like in all its glory.