Castle
Poya Castle
🇨🇭 Switzerland · 17th century
Poya Castle (French: Château de la Poya, pronounced [ʃato də la pɔja]) is a castle in the municipality of Fribourg of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is the first example of Neo-Palladian architecture north of the Alps. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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Poya Castle ranks #4,233 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #99 of the 141 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1698, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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