Sweden · Partial ruin
Bohus Fortress
Bohus Fortress is a medieval fortress on a 40 m cliff beside the Göta River in Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, originally begun in 1308. It was a major Norwegian stronghold, later rebuilt and upgraded into a bastion-style fortress; much of the stonework survives and the site is a museum. The surviving complex includes substantial curtain walls, towers and internal buildings around a compact inner bailey.
First raised
1308
Its prime
1604
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1604
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a 40 m cliff with the river forming a natural moat, the fortress is roughly rectangular (about 250 × 150 m) and enclosed by stout granite-and-brick curtain walls 3 m thick at the base and rising 8.5–13.5 m. At prime there are multiple towers including a prominent cylindrical northern tower with a conical roof, an eastern brick tower and a west-side gatehouse with drawbridge; earthen-backed bastions and an outer ring wall surround parts of the complex. Rooflines are a mix of stone towers and timber-roofed internal ranges; ramparts are grassy where covered.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1604.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Bohus Fortress — including 5 interiors: fars hatt dungeon shaft (view from the top), inner bailey facing the king's hall and commander's house, castle chapel interior 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.
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See Bohus Fortress with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1604 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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