Saint-Germain Castle
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Saint-Germain Castle | |
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Gruyères | |
![]() Saint-Germain Castle | |
Coordinates | 46°35′03″N 7°04′57″E / 46.58405°N 7.082402°E |
Code | CH-FR |
Site information | |
Condition | Home of the H. R. Giger Museum |
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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
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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