France · Restored
Guédelon Castle
Guédelon Castle is a modern experimental archaeology project in central France building a fortified 13th-century-style castle using period techniques and locally quarried stone. Construction began in 1997 on the site of an abandoned sandstone quarry and the project combines active building workshops, masonry, and wooden carpentry to recreate a medieval castle complex.
First raised
1997
Its prime
1250
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1250
The shape it held in its prime.
Long ochre sandstone curtain walls form a rectangular silhouette punctuated by several massive round towers; the largest central donjon rises with a steep red-tiled conical roof, while other towers carry timber hoardings and scaffolds. The parapet is crenellated and the wall-walk visible; low pitched red clay roofs sit over inner ranges. The castle stands in a cleared former quarry surrounded by woodland, with bare rocky rubble and a working wooden treadwheel crane in the forecourt.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1250.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Guédelon Castle — including 2 interiors: interior of the great tower (donjon), workshops yard. 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 Guédelon Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1250 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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