Maps of Movies

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Where The Hunchback of Notre Dame says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

An animated Paris of 1482: the cathedral is real, the hideout and the squares are not pinned to any map.

Scenes and places

The steps where the story begins (1482)

A Roma mother flees with her baby from Frollo's soldiers and reaches the cathedral doors, pleading for sanctuary. Frollo catches up with her on the steps, and the archdeacon stops him from harming the child.

Set in Notre Dame, front steps — A fleeing mother reaches the cathedral doors and begs for sanctuary. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The cathedral forecourt on the Île de la Cité, where the film's story begins.

Quasimodo's home in the bell tower (1482)

Twenty years on, Quasimodo is a strong, agile young man who has never left the tower. His only company is a trio of living stone gargoyles, and Frollo keeps telling him the world outside would shun him.

Set in Notre Dame bell tower — Quasimodo lives hidden in the tower with three stone gargoyles for company. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The tower the production team climbed during their ten-day research trip to Paris.

The Festival of Fools (1482)

Against Frollo's warnings, Quasimodo slips out to the Festival of Fools and is cheered as the ugliest face in Paris. Frollo's guards turn the crowd against him, and Esmeralda steps in to defend him.

Set in Festival of Fools square — The annual festival where Quasimodo is first cheered, then humiliated.

Sanctuary inside the cathedral (1482)

Chased by Frollo's soldiers, Esmeralda runs into the cathedral and claims asylum. Captain Phoebus refuses to arrest her there, and she befriends Quasimodo, who helps her slip away.

Set in Notre Dame interior — Esmeralda takes refuge inside the cathedral and meets Quasimodo. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The nave where the filmmakers sat and listened to the pipe organ while researching.

The Court of Miracles (1482)

Esmeralda gives Quasimodo a pendant holding a map to the Roma hideout. When Frollo vows to attack it, Quasimodo and Phoebus use the map to warn her people, and Frollo follows them.

Set in Court of Miracles — The secret Roma hideout that Esmeralda marks on a map for Quasimodo.

The stake in the square (1482)

Esmeralda rejects Frollo once more, and he has her tied to a stake before the crowd. Quasimodo, watching from the heights, decides to act.

Set in Square of the stake — The public place where Esmeralda is condemned.

The ledge and the gargoyle (1482)

Frollo breaks the tradition of sanctuary and climbs the bell tower after Quasimodo and Esmeralda. High above the city, he and Quasimodo fight on a stone ledge beside a gargoyle.

Set in Notre Dame tower ledge — The high ledge where the final fight takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The upper tower of the cathedral the team visited for the film's design.

Filmed at Palace of Justice, Paris — Frollo's seat of justice Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Quasimodo — A bell-ringer raised in hiding inside Notre Dame.
• Esmeralda — A kind Roma woman who stands up to Frollo.
• Judge Claude Frollo — Paris' Minister of Justice, who raises Quasimodo and hunts the Roma.