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  1. Christoph Dientzenhofer (Czech: Kryštof Dientzenhofer; 7 July 1655 in St. Margarethen – 20 June 1722 in Prague) was a Bavarian architect of South-German, Austrian and Bohemian Baroque. He was a member of the famous Dientzenhofer family of architects, and the father of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.

  2. Christoph Dientzenhofer (born July 7, 1655, Rosenheim, Bavaria [now in Germany]—died June 20, 1722, Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Habsburg [now in Czech Republic]) was a German architect who was a leading builder in the Bohemian Baroque style.

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  4. Christoph Dientzenhofer, drawing in plan of the vaults of the proposal for S. Nicholas church in Mala Strana, Prague, 1703. Image: authors, after Vilímková and Brucker (1989: p. 93). Diagram showing how the layout of its warped ribs is generated. Even though they were never actually carried out as planned, this was the first design by ...

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  5. The designs of the vaults combine geometric ideas into complex sequences of intersecting oval domes and double-curved forms. Thanks to his design of these six churches, Christoph Dientzenhofer (1655–1722) is considered one of the leading architects in early 18th century. Christoph, the middle brother of the five Dientzenhofer sons who set out ...

  6. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2021, pp. 376-377. PDF | Christoph Dientzenhofer (1655-1722) is considered one of the most important Baroque master builders of Central Europe. From his extensive... |...

  7. Mar 25, 2024 · last update: 3/25/2024. archINFORM homepage of Christoph Dientzenhofer (*1655 ~1655 †1722) – Bohemian architect and master builder [contains a list of buildings]

  8. German architect, part of a Bavarian family of architects active in Germany and Bohemia. He was a leading builder in the Bohemian Baroque style. He brought to Bohemia a radical style with dynamic concept of material and expanding space after 1685.

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