Kryštof Dientzenhofer
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Brannenburg
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, Landkreis Rosenheim - 20 June 1722 in Prague
Prague
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) was a prominent German
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architect of Bohemia
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n Baroque
Baroque architecture
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. He was a member of the famous Dientzenhofer
Dientzenhofer
Dientzenhofer is the name of a family of German architects, who were among the leading builders in Bohemian and German Baroque.- architects :...
family of architects, and the father of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.
Among his works are the Church of St. Nicholas (1703–11, later completed by his son) and the Brevnov Monastery
Brevnov Monastery
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(1708–21) in Prague
Prague
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, church of St. Klara in Eger (Cheb)
Cheb
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(1708 - 11). Some of his works are difficult to identificate, due to the lack of documentation.
See also
- Baroque architecture in Central Europe
- Pension Dientzenhofer Home of Christoph, birthplace of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer