Germany · Restored
Trifels Castle
Trifels Castle (Reichsburg Trifels) is a medieval hill castle on a red sandstone peak above the Queich valley near Annweiler in the Palatinate Forest. Originally an imperial stronghold and temporary safekeeping place for the Imperial Regalia, it fell into ruin after the early modern period and was gradually rebuilt from the 19th century onward. The present visible ensemble largely reflects 19th–20th century restorations on medieval foundations.
Its prime
1193
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1193
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on the crest of a red-sandstone, three-peaked mountain and surrounded by dense forest, Trifels occupies an elongated rocky ridge. A stout, square stone keep and an attached rectangular residential block sit at the highest point, built of reddish sandstone with small vertical window openings and pitched tiled roofs. Ring walls and a narrow outer bailey run along the ridge, joined by stone causeways; a prominent well tower stands outside the main wall, linked by a short bridge, and sheer rock faces fall away from the site.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1193.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Trifels Castle — including 1 interior: residential hall (late-romanesque). 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 Trifels Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1193 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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