Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a

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n architect of the

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era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and the

n-German Maria Anna Aichbauer (née Lang), widow of the architect Johann Georg Achbauer the Elder, 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. Among Dientzenhofer's Prague buildings are the churches of Saint John of Nepomuk and

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, as well as the

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and the Kinský Palace. He also built numerous churches and secular buildings in other towns of

. Many of his later projects were realized by his pupil and son-in-law Anselmo Martino Lurago.

Projects

In Prague

* Vila Amerika, Nové Město (1717–1720), nowadays

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museum * Convent of Benedictine Monastery in Břevnov (about 1717) * St. John Nepomuk church in Hradčany, Kanovnická str. (1720–1728) * Redesign of st. Loreto (Loreta) in Hradčany (1723) * Baroque redesign of church st. Thomas (sv. Tomáše) in

Malá Strana Malá Strana (Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or more formally Menší Město pražské () is a district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic, and one of its most historic neighbourhoods. In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant center o ...

(1725–1731) * Villa Portheimka in Smíchov, Štefánikova str. (1725) * House By Two Turtle Doves, Nosticova 5 (1726) * Church of st. John Nepomuk, Vyšehradská str. (1730–1739) * St. Bartholomew church in the

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(1731) * St. Nicholas church on

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(1732–1735) * Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Resslova str. (1730–1740) * Completion of St. Nicholas (sv. Mikuláše) church in Malá Strana (1737–1751) * Goltz-Kinsky Palace on Old Town Square (1755–1765) * Piccolomini Palace (Savarin), Na Příkopě 10 (1743–1751)

Outside of Prague

* All Saints Church in Heřmánkovice (1722–1726) * St Magdalena Church in

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...

(1729–1730) *St Laurent Church in

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* Castle Ploskovice near

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; german: Leitmeritz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat ...

* Castle Meziměstí near

Broumov Broumov (; german: Braunau) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monu ...

* Church of St Clement in

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(1733–1735) * St Vaclav Monastery in Broumov (1727–1735) * Cistercian Monastery, Plasy (1739)

Literature

* Milada Vilimkova, Johannes Brucker: ''Dientzenhofer. Eine bayerische Baumeisterfamilie in der Barockzeit''. Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, *

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB, german: Universal German Biography) is one of the most important and comprehensive biographical reference works in the German language. It was published by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Aca ...

, Bd. 3, S. 650-51 * Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der böhmischen Länder, Band I., S. 247-248, * Hans Zimmer: ''Die Dientzenhofer. Ein bayerisches Baumeistergeschlecht in der Zeit des Barock''. Rosenheim 1976 * Joachim Bahlcke u. a.: Handbuch der historischen Stätten ''Böhmen und Mähren'', Kröner-Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, * Dehio-Handbuch der Kunstdenkmäler in Polen ''Schlesien'', München / Berlin 2005, * Erhard Gorys: ''DuMont Kunst-Reiseführer Tschechische Republik'', * ''Knaurs Kunstführer Tschechische Republik'', * Tichy, Franz: ''Studie zu Sakralbauten des Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer''. München 1996,

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dientzenhofer, Kilian Ignaz 1689 births 1751 deaths Architects from Prague German Bohemian people Czech people of German descent Czech Baroque architects