How medieval is this medieval castle?

Now look at the east wing and try a small historical trust exercise: how old does it feel? Very medieval, probably. The awkward answer is: partly. Špilberk really does preserve Gothic fabric, especially on the ground floor of this wing, including old vaulted spaces and architectural details. But surprisingly little of the original 13th- to 15th-century castle survived the centuries of military and prison rebuilding. And the strongly Gothic silhouette you see today was shaped in a major reconstruction between 1995 and 2000 — a project the museum itself describes as debatable. This is exactly why old buildings are fun: authenticity is rarely an on-off switch. What you are looking at is medieval material, later history, restoration theory and modern taste layered into one very convincing castle.