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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.

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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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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  4. 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.

  5. May 8, 2024 · Quick Reference. (1668–1745) Austrian architect. Hildebrandt was perhaps the most influential central European architect of his generation. He travelled to Rome to study architecture with Carlo Fontana, and served as an army ... From: Hildebrandt, Johann Lukas von in The Oxford Companion to Architecture ».

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  7. Museum. Architect. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. Architectural style (s) Baroque. Website. https://www.belvedere.at/en. UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables.

  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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