Muri Castle

The castle was probably built in the 16th century on the site of an earlier manor house, though it was rebuilt around 1650 for Johann Rudolf von Diesbach. Von Diesbach had been a colonel in the Swiss Guards in France and after returning to Switzerland was governor of Lenzburg. Due to Muri's proximity to Bern and good weather, it was a popular place for patricians to build mansions. Between 1650 and 1652 von Deisbach bought up land and built the castle.

The earliest known picture of the castle, by Kauw in 1670, shows the compact main building with a pointed stair tower. Next to the main building is a long outbuilding with a small ridge tower and a large tower on the end. The castle was acquired by Albrecht von Mülinen in 1695 and remained with his family until 1758, when it was sold to Abraham Henggi. Henggi rebuilt the main tower beginning in the same year, eventually nearly bankrupting him.

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