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In 1780, the castle was destroyed in a fire. The cause of the blaze is unknown, but there are a few theories. One is that the Csáky family purposely burned it down to reduce taxes as at the time additional taxes applied to roofed buildings. Another is that it was struck by lightning, which started the fire. A third is that some soldiers in the castle were making moonshine and in the process accidentally started the fire. Whatever the case, after the fire, the castle was no longer occupied and began to fall into disrepair.<ref>{{in lang|sk}} [http://www.slovakcooking.com/2012/blog/spis-castle-pieni]</ref>
The castle was partly reconstructed in the second half of the 20th century, and extensive archaeological research was carried out on the site. The reconstructed sections house displays of the Spiš Museum, which is responsible for managing the castle,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snm.sk/?spisske-muzeum-o-muzeu |title=Spišské múzeum -Poslanie a história múzea (Spiš Museum - mission and history of the museum) |author=<!--Not stated--> |language=sk|date=n.d. |website=[[Slovak National Museum]] |publisher=Slovak National Museum |access-date=2 November 2020 |quote=}}</ref> and artifacts such as torture devices formerly used in the castle.
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