Old and New Stockalper Palace, Baroque palace in Brig, Switzerland

The Stockalper Palace is a rectangular baroque building with a four-story main wing and three granite towers topped with gilded onion domes. Its interior features a 40 by 32 meter courtyard with arcades in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The palace stands next to the smaller 16th-century Gothic Stockalper House, and a two-story covered arcade connects the two.

Swiss merchant Kaspar Stockalper built the palace between 1651 and 1671 as his residence and a display of wealth from salt and iron trade. Construction took place during a period when Brig was a major trading hub, and Stockalper's fortune reflected the region's importance in international commerce.

The three tower names - Kaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar - refer to the Magi and reflect the builder's religious values at the time. Today visitors experience the Renaissance arcade courtyard as a gathering space that connects administrative functions with cultural exhibitions about local heritage.

Guided tours lead through many parts of the building, including the arcade courtyard and historic rooms. The courtyard and surrounding parks have been viewable on Google Street View since 2010. The palace stands at the start of the Stockalperweg, the route toward the Simplon Pass.

The palace marks the starting point of Stockalperweg, a historical trade route that runs from Brig over the Simplon Pass toward the gold mines in Gondo. This route connects the building to a broader landscape shaped by centuries of commerce and resource extraction.