England · Restored
Auckland Castle
Auckland Castle is a former bishop's palace in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, that served as a residence of the bishops of Durham from the late 12th century and remained their principal seat into the 19th and 20th centuries. The complex contains a medieval hall converted into a chapel, state rooms, and a long dining room housing Zurbarán paintings; it has been restored and reopened to the public as part of the Auckland Project.
First raised
1183
Its prime
1795
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1795
The shape it held in its prime.
A castellated stone palace of dark ashlar, the building presents two main two-storey ranges forming two sides of a gravel courtyard, linked by a crenellated parapet and corner towers with small turrets and finials. Tall pointed-arch, multi‑pane traceried windows puncture the elevations, with a higher clerestory on the chapel range. The entrance approach runs from the west through a separate Gothick clock tower into the open forecourt; a low terrace and castellated screen wall step down to the gardens.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1795.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Auckland Castle — including 4 interiors: long dining room (zurbarán paintings), chapel (former great hall) interior with cosin woodwork, throne room and state rooms (west range) and more. 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 Auckland Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1795 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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