Ukraine · Ruin
Lviv High Castle
The Lviv High Castle was a medieval stone-and-brick fortress that stood on Castle Hill above the city of Lviv; it served as the city's principal defensive stronghold from the 13th century into the early modern period. Today the castle survives only as ruins and the hilltop is a public park and viewpoint where a mound and later structures were built.
First raised
1270
Its prime
1450
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1450
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on the summit of Castle Hill, the castle presents a ring of thick stone-and-brick curtain walls pierced by narrow arched window-slits and topped by crenellations, with several massive cylindrical towers rising above the walls and capped by steep conical roofs. The whole complex sits on a raised rubble retaining terrace with a winding path up the slope; the silhouette is dominated by the tallest round keep and an irregular roofline of connected ranges and towers.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1450.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Lviv High Castle — including 2 interiors: prison chambers in a tower, cellars and undercrofts. 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 Lviv High Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1450 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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