Latvia · Restored
Turaida Castle
Turaida Castle is a medieval red-brick castellum on a riverbank in Turaida, Latvia, founded in 1214 for the Archbishopric of Riga and later enlarged by the Livonian/Teutonic orders. The complex retains its characteristic tall cylindrical main tower, several round forecastle towers and a compact inner ward now presented as a museum reserve. It was abandoned after a fire in the 18th century and has been archaeologically excavated and reconstructed in the 20th century.
First raised
1214
Its prime
1410
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1410
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact red-brick castle group sited on the Gauja riverbank: a tall central cylindrical main tower capped by a conical roof, a large drum-shaped tower with a fieldstone basal section, and several round forecastle towers connected by thick red-brick curtain walls. The roofline is dominated by the pointed conical roof of the main tower and smaller steep timber roofs on annex buildings; the inner ward contains domestic buildings clustered against the curtain walls. Surfaces show regular red-brick courses above a rubble/fieldstone foundation.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1410.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Turaida Castle — including 2 interiors: northern forecastle gate tower (entrance), top of the central main tower (viewing platform). 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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See Turaida Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1410 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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