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  1. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (14 November 1668 – 16 November 1745) was an Austrian baroque architect and military engineer who designed stately buildings and churches and whose work had a profound influence on the architecture of the Habsburg Empire in the eighteenth century.

  2. Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt (born Nov. 14, 1668, Genoa—died Nov. 16, 1745, Vienna) was an Austrian Baroque architect and military engineer whose work strongly influenced the architecture of central and southeastern Europe in the 18th century. The types of buildings he developed for parish churches, chapels, villas, garden pavilions, palaces ...

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  3. Jul 21, 2021 · Built by world-renowned Baroque architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Lower (‘Unteres’) Belvedere where Prince Eugene lived was completed in 1716 and Upper (‘Oberes’) Belvedere – so named because it sits on higher ground – in 1724.

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  5. The Austrian architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt (1663-1745) introduced a lighter, more decorative quality into Austrian baroque architecture. In his works he emphasized structural clarity enlivened by ornamental touches. Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt was born in Genoa, Italy, on Nov. 14, 1663, the son of a German officer in the imperial army ...

  6. Top choice in Schloss Belvedere to the Canal. A masterpiece of total art, Schloss Belvedere is one of the world’s finest baroque palaces. Designed by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668–1745), it was built for the brilliant military strategist Prince Eugene of Savoy, conqueror of the Turks in 1718.

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  7. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (alias Johann Lucas de Hildebrand) is considered one of the most important advocates of European Baroque. He was born in Genoa (Italy), Nov. 14th 1668, the son of Christoph von Hildebrandt, (an Italian and later Austrian army captain of German descend) and Elisabeth de La Tour-Devoir Caetta (a French-Italian countess).

  8. Vienna, Austria. At the turn of the eighteenth century, famed military commander Prince Eugene of Savoy purchased a tract of land in Vienna and commissioned Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt to design the Belvedere, a complex of two palaces and gardens. He secured Dominique Girard to plan the formal gardens that unroll from the steps of the upper ...

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