Nationality Bohemian Name Kilian Dientzenhofer Parents Christoph Dientzenhofer | Known for Architecture Role Architect | |
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Notable work St. Nicholas Church in the Lesser Town of Prague,St. Nicholas Church in the Old Town of Prague,Kinsky Palace in the Old Town of Prague Died December 18, 1751, Prague, Czech Republic Structures Antonin Dvorak Museum, Cathedral of Saint Lawrence, St Peter's Church |
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (Czech: Kilian Ignac Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and a Bohemian (Czech) mother and a member of the well known Dientzenhofer family of architects. As an architect he co-operated with his father and with Jan Santini Aichel.
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Among Dientzenhofer's buildings are the Church of St. John of Nepomuk, the St. Nicholas Church, and the Vila Amerika and Kinsky Palace in Prague. He also built numerous churches and secular buildings in other towns of Bohemia. Many of his later projects were realized by his pupil and son-in-law Anselmo Martino Lurago.
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