Switzerland · Restored
Chillon Castle
Chillon Castle is a medieval island fortress on a small limestone rock in Lake Geneva between Montreux and Villeneuve. Built and expanded from the 11th century onwards, it served as a residence, prison, and garrison and today is a restored historic monument and museum of regional significance.
First raised
1160
Its prime
1270
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1270
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a steep oval limestone island, the castle rises directly from the water with thick pale stone curtain walls punctuated by narrow slit and mullioned windows. A tall square donjon with a steep pyramidal roof dominates a compact cluster of steeply pitched tiled roofs, small round turrets with conical caps, and stepped rooflines. The lower walls meet the lake edge; staircases and machicolation-like projections are visible along the battlements. The Alps form a high backdrop across the water.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1270.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Chillon Castle — including 5 interiors: great bernese kitchen / great room of the bailiff, camera domini (ducal chamber), one of the four great halls 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.
Create History
See Chillon Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1270 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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