France · Restored
Castle of Caen
The Château de Caen is a large medieval castle in the centre of Caen, Normandy, built by William the Conqueror and expanded through the 12th–15th centuries. It occupies a hillock inside the city and today houses museums and exhibition spaces within its ramparts.
First raised
1060
Its prime
1182
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1182
The shape it held in its prime.
Massive pale limestone curtain walls form an extended rectangular fortress on a low hill within the town, pierced by projecting rounded towers and square wall-towers, with continuous battlemented parapets along the top. A wide grassy dry moat and sloping approaches lead up to stepped entrances; flags fly along the ramparts. At its prime the castle included a large square keep with round corner towers and a compact inner ward containing a ducal hall and a church.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1182.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Castle of Caen — including 4 interiors: keep and inner ward, échiquier / ducal hall (aula), saint george's church (exterior) 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.
Create History
See Castle of Caen with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1182 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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