Saint-Germain Castle

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]

Saint-Germain Castle
Gruyères
Saint-Germain Castle
Site information
Code	CH-FR
Condition	Home of the H. R. Giger Museum
Location
Saint-Germain Castle Show map of Canton of Fribourg Saint-Germain Castle Show map of Switzerland
Coordinates	46°35′03″N 7°04′57″E

Saint Germain Castle (left), Gruyères Castle (center) and Saint-Théodule Church (right, foreground)

In 1998 Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer H. R. Giger acquired the castle, and it now houses the H. R. Giger Museum and Bar, 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