Joseph Hueber, (1715 or 1717–1787), was a significant

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master builder who studied under

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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

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and the Pilgrimage Church of St. Veit in

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. His most significant work is the famous library at the

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. He also supervised the construction of a

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for the park at

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in the Styrian capital of

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as well as the conversion of the Schloss Eggenberg theater into a baroque palace chapel, Our Lady of the Snows.Kaiser, B. ''Schloss Eggenberg''. Graz: Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2006, p. 205. (available in German or English editions through the Universal Museum Joanneum)

References

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, p.4044. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hueber, Joseph 1787 deaths 1710s births 18th-century Austrian architects Architecture in Slovenia Architects from Vienna Architects from Graz