France · Ruin
Château Gaillard
Château Gaillard is a medieval fortress ruin perched on a limestone promontory above the River Seine beside Les Andelys in Normandy. Built for Richard I at the end of the 12th century, it originally comprised three concentric enclosures with a keep in the inner ward and advanced outworks defending a bend in the river.
First raised
1197
Its prime
1198
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1198
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a high pale limestone promontory above a bend in the Seine, the castle forms an oval of thick curtain walls enclosing successive baileys cut by dry moats. A massive central keep rises above the inner enclosure; lower ranges of buildings and timbered fittings filled the courtyards. The outer and inner walls show regular crenellations and early machicolations, linked by defended gateworks and haulable/movable wooden bridges; at prime the whole complex is roofed and continuous, dominating the river and town below.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1198.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Château Gaillard — including 2 interiors: chapel, keep interior. 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 Château Gaillard with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1198 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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