Spain · Restored
Castle of Santa Catalina
Saint Catherine's Castle crowns the Cerro de Santa Catalina above Jaén and combines surviving Moorish and Castilian medieval fabric; the site today includes a parador built within the castle precincts. The fortress began in the 8th century and was substantially rebuilt after the Castilian capture in 1246, with major works under Alfonso X and Ferdinand IV in the late 13th century.
Its prime
1300
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1300
The shape it held in its prime.
Large hilltop fortress of warm‑beige dressed stone crowning the Cerro de Santa Catalina above Jaén, formed by a long crenellated curtain wall linking five rectangular stone towers and a dominant square donjon at the eastern end. Towers are solid and flat‑roofed with small slit windows; ramparts run along the hilltop and step with the slope. The western end preserves lower, fragmentary remains of an earlier Moorish line. The hill is wooded with pines and a monumental cross stands near the summit.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1300.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Castle of Santa Catalina — including 1 interior: chapel of saint catherine (in-tower). 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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