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🏛️ Chester: Britain's Most Complete Roman City Walls

A 3D reconstruction of the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix beneath modern Chester, with a walkable model of the intact city walls and a layer toggle between Roman and medieval city plans.

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A 3D model of the Roman legionary fortress of Deva Victrix beneath modern Chester, with a walkable reconstruction of the city walls and a toggle between the original Roman circuit and the larger medieval one built over it.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

On the north and east sides the medieval walls were rebuilt directly on the Roman fortress line; on the south and west they were pushed outward toward the River Dee, roughly doubling the enclosed area as the town outgrew the legionary camp.

🎮 How to Use

Switch the era layer, set a walk speed for the patrolling sentry, and toggle follow-camera to ride the wall-walk yourself. Sweep the time-of-day slider to watch the sun move over the Dee valley.

💡 Did You Know?

Chester's walls form the most complete Roman and medieval defensive circuit in Britain — nearly the full two miles can still be walked today along the original wall-walk.

⚙ Under the hood

A 3D reconstruction of the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix beneath modern Chester, with a walkable model of the intact city walls and a layer toggle between Roman and medieval city plans.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install