Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer | |
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Born | |
Died | 18 December 1751 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia | (aged 62)
Nationality | Czech-German |
Known for | Architecture |
Notable work | Church of St. Nicholas in Prague-Malá Strana, Kinský Palace in Prague, Rural churches around Broumov |
Movement | Baroque (High Baroque of Bohemia) |
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (Czech: Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer; 1 September 1689 – 18 December 1751) was a German Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He is among the most prolific and renowned architects of his era in Bohemia. He was born into the well known Dientzenhofer family of architects and is considered its most talented and productive member.