Italy · Restored
Saint George Castle
The Castello di San Giorgio is the moated castle that forms part of the Ducal Palace of Mantua, built for the Gonzaga family at the turn of the 15th century. It is a rectangular brick fortress with large corner towers and a succession of named ceremonial and domestic rooms, many decorated with Renaissance frescoes.
First raised
1406
Its prime
1472
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1472
What Saint George Castle looked like in its prime.
Moated rectangular brick castle with a tower at each corner and a long, crenellated curtain wall pierced by regular narrow arched windows and small slit openings. Low terracotta-tiled roofs sit atop the towers and connecting ranges; corbelled brick machicolations run beneath the battlements. A stone plinth raises the base above the waterline of the moat, and three drawbridges cross the moat to the main approaches. The principal façade shows a central entrance reached by steps and symmetrically spaced window openings.
Its story
The story of Saint George Castle.
The Castello di San Giorgio, built for the Gonzaga family at the turn of the 15th century, forms part of the Ducal Palace of Mantua. It is a moated rectangular brick fortress with a large tower at each of its four corners, the moat crossed by three drawbridges.
It remained the main Gonzaga residence for around a century, until Guglielmo Gonzaga moved his apartments to the rebuilt "Corte Vecchia". Inside, a succession of named ceremonial and domestic rooms survives, many decorated with Renaissance frescoes.
Step inside
12 places to explore in 1472.
The record describes 12 distinct spots at Saint George Castle — including 8 interiors: camera degli sposi (bride's chamber), sala dei soli, sala degli stemmi and spiral staircase and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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Clans who held Saint George Castle.
The families that held Saint George Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Gonzaga
Built for the Gonzaga at the turn of the 15th century and their main residence for around a century.
