En un regard
Le château en bref
Gümligen Castle, in Muri bei Bern, is a fine example of late Bernese Baroque. Built in 1736–1739 for Beat Fischer, probably by Albrecht Stürler, it reuses parts of an earlier late Gothic building. A cube with a hipped roof, it has a convex central projection decorated with Régence-style sculpture, and it sits within a terraced garden with a gazebo and a glass pavilion. Sold shortly after its completion to Samuel Tillier, it was owned by the von Tscharner family from 1922; it served as the official residence of General Henri Guisan in 1939–1941. Willy Michel acquired it in 2000 and restored it. It forms an ensemble with the neighbouring Hofgut (1741–1745).