Germany · Partial ruin
Jaromarsburg
Jaromarsburg was a Slavic temple-fortress at Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen, the chief sanctuary of the Rani devoted to the god Svantovit from the 9th to the 12th centuries. The site comprised successive earthen ramparts, wooden fortifications and a timber temple with inner and outer enclosures described in contemporaneous accounts. The temple fortress was captured and the sanctuary destroyed in 1168 during the Danish conquest.
Its prime
1167
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1167
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on the northeastern tip of Rügen's Cape Arkona, the Jaromarsburg comprised two successive earthen ramparts up to 13 metres high, forming a rectangular fortified plateau protected by sheer white cliffs on the sea sides and a burgwall on the landward side. Within the inner enclosure stood a timber temple with a pitched, red-painted roof, itself surrounded by an outer enclosure said to have a purple-covered roof; internal area included a cleared rectangular sanctuary and wooden living and craft buildings behind the main wall.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1167.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Jaromarsburg — including 1 interior: svetovid temple 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.
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