Saint-Germain Castle
Castle in Gruyères, Fribourg, Switzerland
46°35′03″N 7°04′57″E / 46.58405°N 7.082402°E / 46.58405; 7.082402
Saint-Germain Castle is a castle in the municipality of Gruyères of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
In 1998 Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer H. R. Giger acquired the castle, and it now houses the H. R. Giger Museum, a permanent repository of his work.[2] His wife, Carmen Maria Scheifele Giger, is the Director of the H.R. Giger Museum.[3]
See also
- List of castles in Switzerland
- Château
- HR Giger
References
- ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Gary Singh, "Giger Harvest", Silicon Alleys, Metro Silicon Valley, 8–14 July 2009, p. 8.
- ^ "HR Giger Abbreviated Biography", 12 December 2012.
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Castles and Fortresses of the Canton of Canton of Fribourg
- Barberêche
- Baillival (Bulle)
- Baillival (Corbières)
- Baillival (Vuippens)
- Baillival (Surpierre)
- Bossonnens
- Castella
- Chenaux
- De Diesbach
- Griset de Forel
- Gruyères
- Illens
- Löwenberg
- Mézières
- Murten
- Poya
- Romont
- Rue
- Saint-Germain
- Vaulruz
- Grand-Vivy
- Petit-Vivy
- See also
- Castles of Switzerland
- Castles of Europe
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