Sweden · Demolished
Tre Kronor Castle
Tre Kronor (Three Crowns) was a medieval and Renaissance royal castle occupying the present site of Stockholm Palace on Stadsholmen island in central Stockholm. It served as the Swedish royal residence and housed important national collections until a catastrophic fire destroyed most of the complex in 1697.
First raised
1300
Its prime
1696
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1696
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, multi-winged Renaissance palace clustered around a very tall, cylindrical central keep with regularly spaced round-arched windows; the keep rises above a complex of low, plastered stone and brick wings with steep, dark metal and tile roofs, several domed towers and ornate gabled façades. A waterfront curtain wall and a twin round-towered stone gatehouse protect walled gardens (ekonomigården). Copper-clad roofs and numerous slender spires punctuate the skyline; the castle stands on Stadsholmen island.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1696.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Tre Kronor Castle — including 3 interiors: castle church / royal chapel, royal archives / library room, kitchens and service block. 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 Tre Kronor Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1696 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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