Joseph Hueber, was a significant Austrian

Austrians

Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 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...

 master builder who studied under Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt was an Italian-trained Austrian architect who designed many stately buildings and churches...

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Buildings & Projects

Among his most notable achievements are the Parish Church of Our Lady on the Weizberg in the Styrian town of Weiz

Weiz

Weiz is a small town of 9,445 inhabitants in the eastern part of Styria, Austria.Its partner city is Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland...

 and the Pilgrimage Church of St. Veit in Sankt Veit am Vogau

Sankt Veit am Vogau

Sankt Veit am Vogau is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria....

. His most significant work is the famous library at the Admont Abbey. He also supervised the construction of a 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...

 pavilion

Pavilion (structure)

In architecture a pavilion has two main meanings.-Free-standing structure:Pavilion may refer to a free-standing structure sited a short distance from a main residence, whose architecture makes it an object of pleasure. Large or small, there is usually a connection with relaxation and pleasure in...

 for the park at Schloss Eggenberg

Schloss Eggenberg (Graz)

Eggenberg Palace in Graz is the most significant Baroque palace complex in Styria. With its preserved accouterments, the extensive scenic gardens as well as some additional collections from the Universalmuseum Joanneum housed in the palace and park, Schloss Eggenberg counts among the most valuable...

 in the Styrian capital of Graz

Graz

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 as well as the conversion of the Schloss Eggenberg theater into a baroque palace chapel, Our Lady of the Snows.

Literature

• "Der Barockbaumeister Joseph Hueber". in: Bilder aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Beiträge zur Kultur- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte. (Weiz - Geschichte und Landschaft in Einzeldarstellungen. Hrsg. v. Leopold Farnleitner. 5), Weiz 1958, S. 40 - 44.