Italy · Restored
Runkelstein Castle
Runkelstein Castle (Castel Roncolo) is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur above the territory of Ritten near Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy. Built from the 13th century and rebuilt and enlarged in the late 14th century, it is especially noted for extensive figurative fresco cycles inside and on the facades. The site has been restored and serves as a preserved historic monument and museum.
First raised
1237
Its prime
1400
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1400
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched directly atop a steep, sheer rocky spur, the castle is a compact cluster of grey-brown masonry ranges with steep, brown-tiled pitched roofs and a prominent square tower with a pyramidal roof at the western end. Low crenellated curtain walls and narrow slit windows step down the rock face; several connected rectangular palace blocks display small arched and rectangular windows and a projecting oriel on the eastern range. At its prime all palace wings and the Summer House were intact and covered in painted frescoes.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1400.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Runkelstein Castle — including 5 interiors: tower ground hall / magazine (interior), cistern in the inner courtyard, summer house frescoed hall (interior) and more. 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 Runkelstein Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1400 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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