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Ljubljana Castle today

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Ljubljana Castle

Ljubljana Castle is a hilltop castle complex above the centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia, formed from a medieval fortress and rebuilt across the 15th–17th centuries. The ensemble of curtain walls, multiple towers and a central clock/viewing tower now houses cultural venues and exhibitions and is a prominent city landmark. The castle sits atop Castle Hill with broad views over the old town below.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

First raised

900

Its prime

1600

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1600

The shape it held in its prime.

A compact hilltop stronghold of mixed light-grey stone and patched brick, arranged around a paved inner courtyard. A tall white clock/viewing tower with large circular clock faces and crenellated summit rises near the centre; several polygonal and round towers with steep brown roofs puncture the curtain walls. Thick defensive curtain walls follow the hill crest and open onto a wide terrace; the complex overlooks the dense red-tiled roofs of the city below.

Step inside

10 places to explore in 1600.

The record describes 10 distinct spots at Ljubljana Castle — including 4 interiors: estate hall and palatium (interior rooms), st. george's chapel (interior), prison pit and lower cistern spaces (interior / semi-open) 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.

Main entrance bridge and inner courtyard (exterior)Clock / Viewing Tower (exterior and upper platform)Estate Hall and Palatium (interior rooms)Archers' Tower (exterior)Tower of Erasmus (exterior)St. George's Chapel (interior)Prison pit and lower cistern spaces (interior / semi-open)Panoramic terrace along the defensive wall (exterior)Gunpowder store (exterior/interior)Pentagonal Tower (exterior)

Create History

See Ljubljana Castle with the fires lit.

The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1600 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.

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