Finland · Restored
Turku Castle
Turku Castle is a large medieval fortress in the city of Turku, Finland, founded in the late 13th century and developed through the 15th–16th centuries. It served as the regional bastion and administrative centre of Finland Proper and reached its architectural peak in the mid-16th century under Duke John and Catherine Jagellon.
First raised
1300
Its prime
1560
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1560
The shape it held in its prime.
A massive square stone keep with two prominent square gateway towers and very thick basal walls (about 5 m) anchors the complex; attached to it is a lower Renaissance bailey with several smaller turrets and a distinct roofline. The castle sits at the edge of the Aura River and was formerly islanded by a moat. The keep presents crenellated parapets and rectangular towers, while the bailey shows pitched roofs over Renaissance halls; at prime the whole complex is complete and fully roofed.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1560.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Turku Castle — including 4 interiors: renaissance floor (level), king's and queen's hall, banquet rooms and castle church 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 Turku Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1560 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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