Norway · Restored
Akershus Fortress
Akershus Fortress is a medieval castle and fortified complex on a rocky promontory beside the Oslofjord in Oslo, Norway. Built from the late 13th century and modified over time, the site combines fieldstone curtain walls and Renaissance brick buildings and contains museums, a royal mausoleum and former prison facilities.
First raised
1300
Its prime
1625
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1625
The shape it held in its prime.
Akershus presents a low, crenellated grey fieldstone curtain wall set on a rocky foreshore with a cluster of brick and stone buildings rising behind it. The roofs are steep and mostly dark slate, punctuated by slender copper-clad spires with green patina and a stepped-gable brick hall with a round opening. Small polygonal bastions and a conical-roofed pavilion punctuate the curtain; the complex sits directly above the Oslofjord with quays and moored vessels below.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1625.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Akershus Fortress — including 5 interiors: main building exterior and ceremonial hall, royal mausoleum interior, the slavery (prison cells) 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 Akershus Fortress with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1625 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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