Dientzenhofer
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Dientzenhofer is the name of a family of German architects, who were among the leading builders in Bohemia
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Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
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architects
- Georg Dientzenhofer, a poor mountain peasant & wife Barbara (Thanner) had five sons and two grandsons who became famous architects.
- Georg Dientzenhofer (1643–1689), prominent German architect
- Wolfgang Dientzenhofer (1648–1706), prominent German architect
- Christoph Dientzenhofer (7 July 1655 – 10 June 1722), prominent architect of Bohemian Baroque
- Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (1689–1751), prominent architect of Bohemian Baroque
- Leonhard DientzenhoferLeonhard DientzenhoferLeonhard Dientzenhofer wasa German builder and architect from the well known Dientzenhofer family of architect....
(1660–1707; also: Johann Leonhard), prominent German architect (Banz Abbey) with brother Johann - Johann DientzenhoferJohann DientzenhoferJohann Dientzenhofer was a builder and architect during the Baroque period in Germany.Johann was born in St. Margarethen near Rosenheim, Bavaria, a member of the famous Dientzenhofer family of German architects, who were among the leading builders in the Bohemian and German Baroque which included...
(1663–1726), prominent German architect- Justus Heinrich Dientzenhofer (1702–1744), prominent German architect
Other Dientzenhofer
- Wolfgang Dinzenhofer (1678-1747) from Plankenhäusel in Au near AiblingBad AiblingBad Aibling is a spa town and former district seat in Bavaria on the river Mangfall, located some 35 miles southeast of Munich. It is a health resort .-History:...
, did probably learn at another Wolfgang Dientzenhofer in AmbergAmbergAmberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Upper Palatinate, roughly halfway between Regensburg and Bayreuth. Population: 44,756 .- History :...
, according to documents of the local Salesian monastery. Afterwards, he build several churches in Oberbayern, in Götting, Kirchdorf bei Nußdorf am InnNußdorf am InnNußdorf am Inn is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in the state of Bavaria in Germany. Nußdorf consists of 23 boroughs and is a tourist destination in the Inn Valley between the Heuberg Wendelstein mountains on the Tyrol border. Nußdorf has a pictoresque town center with Baroque...
, FlintsbachFlintsbachFlintsbach is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany....
etc. - Christoph Dinzenhofer (1681-1722 in Prague) from PfraundorfRaublingRaubling is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the western bank of the Inn, 7 km south of Rosenheim....
, was a cousin of the architect brothers, and also constructor - In 1631, an Abraham Dintzenhofer is recorded in the "PreßburgerBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
Bücher des ehrsamen Handwerks der Maurer- und Steinmetzen", the records of the constructor guild in BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
Other meanings
- 5318 Dientzenhofer5318 Dientzenhofer5318 Dientzenhofer is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after Christoph Dientzenhofer and his son Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer , members of the Dientzenhofer family of architects.-External links:*...
is one of the asteroids named after people
Literature
- Milada Vilímková, Johannes Brucker: Dientzenhofer. Eine bayerische Baumeisterfamilie in der Barockzeit. Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, 1989, ISBN 3-475-52610-7
- Hans ZimmerHans ZimmerHans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
: Die Dientzenhofer. Ein bayerisches Baumeistergeschlecht in der Zeit des Barock. Rosenheim 1976, ISBN 3-475-52149-0