Slovakia · Partial ruin
Spiš Castle
Spiš Castle is a large medieval hilltop fortress in eastern Slovakia, occupying a travertine limestone plateau above the town of Spišské Podhradie. The complex grew from a Romanesque stone stronghold into a fortified residence with expanded extramural settlements and later Gothic additions. It was partly rebuilt and archaeologically investigated in the twentieth century and is administered by the Spiš Museum.
First raised
1200
Its prime
1650
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1650
The shape it held in its prime.
At its prime the castle formed a continuous ring of pale travertine limestone curtain walls crowning a steep grassy hill, interrupted by a cluster of towers—both cylindrical and rectangular—and an elevated keep at the eastern summit. A broad upper ward contained the two-story palace ranges with pitched roofs and the chapel and church ranges; lower terraces held walled extramural settlements. Approaches climbed the southern slope along a paved road, and battlement walks ran atop the heightened walls.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1650.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Spiš Castle — including 4 interiors: upper ward — two-storey palace, three-nave basilica — nave, late gothic chapel 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 Spiš Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1650 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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