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Name
  
Jan Zaor


Role
  
Architect

Jan Zaor

Structures
  
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Vilnius

Jan Zaor (Zaur, Zaorowicz) was a Polish baroque architect from Kraków who lived in the 17th century and was active from 1638 to 1676. He is known for designing St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Vilnius (1668–1676).

Works

He began designing in about 1638, when he worked on the The Santa Casa (domek loretański) in Gołąb. He also designed and/or supervised the following buildings:

  • The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity in Tarłów (mid-17th century)
  • The Royal chapel in the church of Kazimierz Dolny (1653)
  • Pažaislis church (1672–1674)
  • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Vilnius (1668–1676)

    • References

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