The Sainte-Théodule chapel is located on the site of the ancient medieval town of Pont-en-Ogoz. The chapel, like the castle towers, was built in medieval times around the 13th century, and at the beginning of the 15th century, it was abandoned. In 1948, with the construction of the Rossens dam, the site was flooded and became an island in the Lake of Gruyère.
Friburg Cathedral, in radiant Gothic style, was built between 1283 and 1490 and was founded as a parish church dedicated to St. Nicholas. It became a collegiate church at the beginning of the 16th century and did not become a cathedral until 1924. The tower of the church, an emblematic monument of the city, was built from 1370 to 1490.
The church of Saint-Vincent was probably built in the 15th century on a former sacred building. The new church was consecrated in 1524 to Saint Vincent, the patron saint of winegrowers. Shortly afterwards, when the Bernese arrived (1536), the church became a Protestant temple, which it still is today. The modern stained glass windows are signed by the artist Jean Prahin.
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Basilica was built between 1897 and 1906 by the architect Guillaume Ritter. For the construction of the walls, G. Ritter used a mixture of lime and gravel-based mortar, to which he added coloured cement in order to obtain the reddish appearance of Alsatian sandstone.
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