Albania · Partial ruin
Rozafa Fortress
Rozafa Castle (Kalaja e Rozafës) is a hilltop fortress overlooking the city of Shkodër in northwestern Albania, perched about 130 metres above sea level at the confluence of the Buna and Drin rivers. The surviving visible masonry is largely Venetian in character, with earlier Illyrian foundations beneath; within the enclosure lie the ruins of a medieval Catholic church later transformed under Ottoman rule. The site is an archaeological park and a landmark of regional history.
Its prime
1478
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1478
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a rocky 130‑metre hill above the Buna and Drin rivers, the castle presents long grey limestone curtain walls punctuated by a sequence of large semicircular arches and a prominent cylindrical corner tower showing alternating courses of brick and stone. The interior is an open grassy bailey with scattered vaulted chambers and the ruins of a 13th‑century Venetian church whose arcade of three round arches faces the courtyard; a stone‑rimmed well sits in the foreground.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1478.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Rozafa Fortress — including 3 interiors: arcade of st. stephen's (church exterior/nave openings), st. stephen's church nave (interior), original illyrian gateway and limestone deposits. 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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