Old château, 18th-century château in Riggisberg, Switzerland.
The old château is an 18th-century residential building in Riggisberg featuring stone walls and traditional Swiss construction methods. Today it serves as an administrative facility and sits near the center of the municipality.
The building dates from the 18th century and belonged to the Erlach family for about 400 years before changing hands in 1798 during a period of political upheaval. Over the following century, it went through several different uses in the community.
The property holds class B status in the Swiss Cultural Property register and reflects how people built and thought about design in the region during the 18th century. Walking around it, you notice the construction choices that shaped how locals lived at that time.
The building is easy to find since it sits in the center of Riggisberg and is visible from the main streets. Keep in mind that it functions as an active government building, so public access may be limited to exterior views.
In 1735 Abraham von Erlach returned from French service with his wife, the Marquise Masson de Bessé, and a black servant in livery, which excited the villagers. His son Abraham Friedrich later squandered both fortunes and sold the castle to his brother in 1793.
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