Belgium · Restored
Het Steen
Het Steen is a medieval fortress on the banks of the Scheldt in Antwerp, Belgium. The surviving gateway and towers date from the early 13th century and were significantly rebuilt around 1520; much of the larger castle that once surrounded it was demolished in the 19th century. Today the structure survives as the city's oldest building and a visitor centre.
First raised
1200
Its prime
1520
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1520
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact stone gateway fortress of grey-beige limestone with two prominent cylindrical corner towers flanking a large pointed arched city gate, low curtain walls with crenellations and narrow slit windows, and stepped gables rising behind the battlements. Conical slate roofs cap the round towers and a slender central spire is visible behind the roofline. The building sits directly beside the Scheldt on a raised stone quay reached by a short stone bridge; the façade shows patched, coursed masonry.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1520.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Het Steen — including 2 interiors: vierschaar (court of justice) interior, prison / dungeon cell. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
Create History
See Het Steen with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1520 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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