Norway · Partial ruin
Tønsberg Fortress
Tønsberg Fortress (Tunsberghus) was a major medieval castle and fortress on Slottsfjellet in Tønsberg, Norway, founded and expanded in the 13th century by rulers including Håkon Håkonsson. It was an important royal stronghold until its destruction by Swedish forces in 1503. Today only sections of the medieval stone enceinte survive on the hill; a 19th-century memorial tower (1888) stands near the ruins and a local museum interprets the site.
Its prime
1261
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1261
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a rounded grassy hill, the castle in its prime was an enclosed stone fortress with a continuous curtain wall of roughly coursed masonry punctuated by several stone towers rising above the enceinte. Within the walls were compact ranges of residential halls and a small castle church; the massing was grey stone with the wall line following the hilltop crest. The hill was open, with the castle dominating the skyline at the summit.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1261.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Tønsberg Fortress — including 2 interiors: residential hall (great hall), castle chapel / church. 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 Tønsberg Fortress with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1261 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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