Italy · Restored
Q3662311
Castello Brown is a fortress-turned-villa on a rocky promontory above the harbour of Portofino in northern Italy. The site has hosted fortifications since Roman times and later became a Genoese coastal fort (Castello di San Giorgio) before conversion to a private residence and, eventually, a public museum.
First raised
1425
Its prime
1697
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1697
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a rocky headland above Portofino harbour, the castle is a compact, roughly rectangular fortress of rough grey stone curtain walls rising from terraced slopes. A cylindrical tower anchors the seaward corner with a conical tiled roof; an attached multi-storey residential block with shuttered windows and small balconies adjoins the inner side of the walls. A flat battery terrace crowns the walls with parapets and embrasures for artillery, and steep wooded and terraced slopes descend to the harbour.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1697.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Q3662311 — including 3 interiors: round tower (upper chamber), garrison quarters and sleeping area, castle chapel 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 Q3662311 with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1697 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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