En un regard
Le château en bref
Stockalper Palace stands in Brig, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Construction began in 1658 under Kaspar Jodok von Stockalper and continued until 1678, although the building was largely complete by 1666. Von Stockalper, "the King of the Simplon", was a wealthy businessman who decided to build a castle to store the goods from his trade.
The four-storey rectangular building has a large inner courtyard with arcades inspired by Italian Renaissance art. The ensemble is eclectic, mixing several styles: Gothic buildings, gardens reminiscent of French manor houses, and three oriental-looking towers crowned with large metal onion domes. The Stockalper towers pay homage to the legend of the Three Kings: Kaspar von Stockalper dedicated the tallest tower to Caspar, the king whose name he bore. The castle's Latin name also recalls the towers' origins: Domus Trium Regnum (the house of the three kings).
Having deteriorated considerably over the centuries, the castle was bought in 1948 by the municipality of Brig, which installed its administrative offices, a museum, archives and a theatre there. It was restored between 1956 and 1961.
