Norway · Restored
Fredriksten
Fredriksten is a fortress overlooking the town and harbour of Halden in southeastern Norway, originally built by Denmark–Norway in the 17th century and expanded through the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The fortress retained its full defensive complex into the early 18th century and played a central role in several sieges during the Great Northern War. Today the preserved ramparts and inner works house museums and cultural facilities.
First raised
1660
Its prime
1718
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1718
The shape it held in its prime.
Multi-terraced star-shaped fortress set on a bare rocky crag above the town and harbour. Successive thick stone curtain walls and angular bastions step up the slope in terraces, masonry ranging from pale grey to weathered brown granite. A low citadel with an arched gateway occupies a mid-terrace, higher ramparts and outerworks rise to an upper plateau with a small white tower. At prime the works are continuous and intact, with flagstaffs on the ramparts and connecting paved approaches.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1718.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Fredriksten — including 1 interior: inner fortress courtyard. 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 Fredriksten with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1718 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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