Château d'Ouchy
1177
Gothic Revival
building
Bishop Landri de Durnes erected the original tower on Lake Geneva's shore in 1177, providing the bishops of Lausanne with a fortified lakeside refuge, and the castle was enlarged and fortified over subsequent centuries. Francis Isoz…
Timeline
- 1888-1893
Commissioned to transform the medieval castle into a luxury hotel. Preserved the medieval donjon while building a new neo-Gothic palace around it (1888-1893).
Francis Isoz
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