Albania · Restored
Petrelë Fortress
Petrelë Castle (Kalaja e Petrelës) is a hilltop castle in central Albania whose visible fabric mainly dates from the 15th century and sits 329 m above sea level. It occupies a rocky promontory above the village of Petrelë and commands views over the Erzen valley and surrounding hills.
Its prime
1450
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1450
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a rocky, grassy promontory, the castle has a compact, roughly triangular plan defined by rubble-stone curtain walls and two prominent round towers; one tower carries a conspicuous timber-framed, windowed chamber at its summit. The stone is light grey, irregularly coursed local masonry with patches of vegetation on the slopes. A worn stone stairway climbs the slope to a low arched entrance in the curtain wall; the interior is a small cobbled courtyard opening onto the towers and the hilltop outlook over the Erzen valley.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1450.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Petrelë Fortress — including 2 interiors: upper tower chamber (interior), inner cobbled courtyard. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Petrelë Fortress with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1450 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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