"The Witcher" Castle (Ogrodzieniec Castle ruins)

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Most of the castles used in filming “The Witcher” series are real-life castles. Ogrodzieniec Castle near Krakow in Poland seen it in the final episode of the first season of the battle of Sudden.

Ogrodzieniec Castle rises on the highest hill of the Krakow area, on a 515 meters mountain. Build in the 14th century by the royal family and rebuilt several times throughout history. Ogrodzieniec Castle is one of the most magnificent fortresses of the Trail of the Eagles’ Nests.

After the Tatar invasion in 1241, a gothic stone castle was erected in place of the old settlement. The castle moved from one hand to another until the family of Boners, one of the wealthiest families in Poland during the Jagiellonian times, became its owners. They rebuilt the Ogrodzieniec castle into a stunning and magnificent Renaissance residence. The decline started when Swedes destroyed it in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

Photogrammetry reconstruction in RealityCapture from 1976 images. © Saulius Zaura www.dronepartner.lt 2023