Notre Dame before the fire seen from Apple Maps
After the terrible fire suffered by the Notre Dame Cathedral, many people wonder if there is any way to return to enjoy what this religious center was like before it was devastated by fire. Thanks to new technologies, we can enjoy it from our own iPhone or iPad
Thanks to Apple Maps, we can virtually visit the exterior of the cathedral. And we can do it as long as Apple does not update the maps of this area of Paris.Let's hope they take time to update them, as long as the reconstruction of this place lasts.
So if you are one of the people who wants to see this religious place again before the catastrophe, keep reading.
How to see Notre Dame Cathedral before the fire:
To do this, press this link as long as you are reading this article from a iPhone or iPad.
- Go to the location of Notre Dame Cathedral .
Surely the Apple maps app will have opened and taken you directly to the area where Notre Dame is located.
If you see the map flat and without a satellite image, you must configure it to be able to see the cathedral in 3D. To do this, click on the “i” that appears at the top right of the screen and select the “Satellite” option.
Notre Dame in satellite view
Once you see the real image of the cathedral, to be able to see it in 3D you must click on the 3D option that appears a little below the “i” button that we have pressed before.
Now things change, right?.
Notre Dame before the fire
Well, now what you have to do is navigate using touch gestures on the screen:
- By sliding two fingers at the same time, up and down, you will configure the inclination of the focus.
- By making the zoom gesture, you will enlarge or reduce the area you are focusing on.
- By sliding a finger you can navigate left, right, forward, backward through the focused area.
- By making the rotate gesture with two fingers, you can flip the area you are viewing on the map.
Do you see how easy?
In this simple way you can see how Notre Dame was before the fire.
