Saint-Germain Castle
Courtyard of Saint-Germain Castle
Saint Germain Castle (left), Gruyères Castle (center) and Saint-Théodule Church (right, foreground)
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 Château St. Germain, 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]
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References
- ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. 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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