(3d reconstruction)
First mentioned in 802 AD, Kőszeg was an important centre of trade known for its wine production, leather- and metalworking and military importance.
Today, it’s a minor town of around 12,000 people, with an exceptionally well preserved medieval core.

Author (and source): Eusebi

The city of turckheim is located in alsace, near colmar. Known for its medieval buildings and its wines very famous around the world, this city is full of history. The imposing st anne church and its three medieval entrance gates are listed as historic buildings. Its half-timbered houses are the charm of this town of winegrowers.
As an Alsatian who loves this city, I spent a few years building it in Minecraft as part of the BuildTheEarth project—and I made a video of it that’s available on my YouTube channel!

Note : I’ve been thinking about posting this on this Reddit—which I follow enthusiastically—for a long time. Through this post, I’d also like to raise awareness about using Minecraft in a more serious way to reconstruct and share history.

This structure is now a 3D rendering, since I had to export it as a 3D model to create these renderings. So, in my opinion, it would fit the criteria of the subreddit (which I really appreciate because it’s full of inspiration).

The reconstruction was done on a 1:1 scale using ground tracings generated from precise maps and satellite data.

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the collected data suggest that a settlement was established on the lake island for defensive and practical reasons and that it was fortified with a dense ring of piles, likely a fence. Buildings probably occupied a space of around 30 m in diameter on the island.

The island is very well fortified - surrounded by several rows of perpendicular bastions and half-poles, which formed a ring of palisaded fortifications.

one of the piles returned a date in the range of 731–397 Bc. Other pile 238–383 AD

It is believed that Rokantiškės Castle is one of the oldest in Lithuania. It is known from chronicles and legends that it was built in the 12th century by Duke Alšis. In the XVI century, castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The last descendant of the Dukes Alšėniškės, Bishop of Vilnius Povilas Alšėniškis, bequeathed Rokantiškės Castle to Queen Bona Sforza.

On August 7, 1655, the castle was burned down during the Moscow army's campaign against Lithuania. After Vilnius was captured, the castle site completely fell into disrepair and was overgrown with forest.

Biržai castle is a XVI century castle in Biržai, Lithuania.

Construction of the earth bastion-tyoe castle started in 1586 by Radziwill. Dam was built and the artificial lake ( 15 square mi ) was created.

1625 swedes and Gustav II Adolf believed

1625 7 Septermber the castle garrison surrendered and stronghold was destroyed. Swedes took 60 cannons from the castle.

1655 castle passed to Swedes again and 1659 the castle was recaptured by the dragoons of Radziwilli family.

1704 Swedes retook the castle during the Great Northern war.

Castle was reconstructed in 1980s, in the Renaissance-Baroque style.

There are still voices asking Swedes to give the stolen cannons back.