Spain · Restored
Castle of Cardona
The Castle of Cardona is a medieval hilltop fortress in Catalonia overlooking the Cardener valley and the town of Cardona. Founded in 886, its complex includes the cylindrical Torre de la Minyona and the Lombard Romanesque Church of Sant Vicenç; the site now houses a state Parador hotel.
First raised
880
Its prime
1350
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1350
The shape it held in its prime.
Massive ochre-brown stone fortress set on a steep, terraced hill with broad retaining walls stepping down the slope; a long, low-roofed Romanesque church with a semicircular apse dominates the skyline at one end, while a freestanding cylindrical tower (Torre de la Minyona) punctuates the profile. Rectangular keeps and domestic ranges with narrow vertical windows sit behind curtain walls; tiled rooflines are low-pitched and the stone shows regular ashlar and rubble construction. At its prime the complex is whole and occupied.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1350.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Castle of Cardona — including 3 interiors: church of sant vicenç — nave interior, sala dorada (golden room), sala dels entresols (mezzanine room). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Castle of Cardona with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1350 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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