Spain · Restored
Atalaya Castle
The Atalaya Castle (Castillo de la Atalaya or Castillo de Villena) is a medieval fortress on a rocky spur above the town of Villena in Alicante province, Spain. It is a concentric fortress dominated by a very tall rectangular keep and surrounded by inner and outer curtain walls with corner towers and a rectangular barbican.
Its prime
1450
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1450
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a rocky spur above the plain, the fortress has a concentric plan: a higher inner square of curtain walls with round corner towers (one corner occupied by the massive rectangular keep) and a lower rectangular barbican in front of the gate. The tall keep rises with straight, vertical faces and rectangular crenellations; walls are pale beige stone and rammed-earth lower masonry, connected by a chemin-de-ronde along the upper walls and pierced by narrow embrasures.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1450.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Atalaya Castle — including 3 interiors: inner gate and excavated sanctuary remains, keep ground-floor hall with almohad ceiling, keep mid-hall and stairwell with khamsa graffiti. 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 Atalaya Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1450 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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