Stockalper Castle
The Stockalperschloss even Stockalperpalast called, was from 1651 to 1671 in the Valais City Brig in Switzerland by Kaspar Stockalper built.
It is characterized by a four-story main building, three towers and a three-story arcaded courtyard . The square towers made of granite blocks with gilded onion domes are named Kaspar , Melchior and Balthasar , which is to be understood as an allusion to the three holy kings . A first look reveals the relationship between the three towers of the baroque building of the Stockalper Castle in Brig and the medieval onion dome of St. Niklaus .
In 1948 the castle came into the possession of the city of Brig and has housed the town hall since 1960. There is also a museum in the castle. With an area of 1280 square meters, the castle courtyard occasionally serves as a backdrop for concerts and performances.
Since 2010, the courtyard and the park have also been accessible on Google Street View .
The Stockalper Castle stands at the beginning of the Stockalperweg , which leads from Brig over the Simplon Pass , past Stockalper's old hospice to Gondo .
Stockalperpalast, inner courtyard
Palace and garden west view
Stockalper Castle in Brig (Nov. 2013)
General view, photograph by Max van Berchem from 1902
Partial view, photograph by Max van Berchem from 1902
Partial view, photograph by Max van Berchem from 1902
Stagecoach in the Stockalper Castle
Stockalper approx. 1890–1900
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literature
- Gabriel Imboden: The Stockalper Castle in Brig. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 778, Series 78). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2005, ISBN 978-3-85782-778-5 .
Web links
- Stockalper Castle on the ETHorama platform
- Stockalper Castle at Swisscastles
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 18 ′ 54 " N , 7 ° 59 ′ 27" E ; CH1903: six hundred forty-two thousand five hundred thirty-four / 129 438