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'''Christoph Dientzenhofer''' ({{lang-cs|Kryštof Dientzenhofer}}) (born [[7 July]] [[1655]] in St. Margarethen near [[Brannenburg]], [[Landkreis Rosenheim]] - [[20 June]] [[1722]] in [[Prague]]) was a prominent [[Germans|German]] architect of [[Bohemia|Bohemian]] [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]]. He was a member of the famous [[Dientzenhofer]] family of architects, and the father of [[Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer]].
'''Christoph Dientzenhofer''' ({{lang-cs|Kryštof Dientzenhofer}}; 7 July 1655 in [[Brannenburg|St. Margarethen]] 20 June 1722 in [[Prague]])<ref name="BSBNDB">[http://bsbndb.bsb.lrz-muenchen.de/sfz48960.html Deutsche Biografie: "Dientzenhofer, Christoph von"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223133904/http://bsbndb.bsb.lrz-muenchen.de/sfz48960.html |date=2015-02-23}}, retrieved 23 September 2012 ''(in German)''</ref> was a Bavarian architect of South-German, Austrian and Bohemian [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]]. He was a member of the famous [[Dientzenhofer]] family of architects, and the father of [[Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer]].

Among his works are the Church of St. Nicholas (1703–11, later completed by his son) and the [[Brevnov Monastery]] (1708–21) in [[Prague]], church of St. Klara in [[Cheb|Eger (Cheb)]] (1708 - 11). Some of his works are difficult to identificate, due to the lack of documentation.


Among his works are the Church of St. Nicholas (1703–1711, later completed by his son) and the [[Břevnov Monastery]] (1708–1721) in [[Prague]], Church of St. Clare in [[Cheb]] (1708–1711).<ref name="BSBNDB"/> Some of his works are difficult to identify, due to the lack of documentation.


==See also==
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*[[Baroque architecture#Holy Roman Empire|Baroque architecture in Central Europe]]
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*[[Baroque_architecture#In_Central_Europe|Baroque architecture in Central Europe]]
*[[Czech Baroque architecture]]
* [http://www.dientzenhofer.cz/index_en.html Pension Dientzenhofer] Home of Christoph, birthplace of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer


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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070103002552/http://www.dientzenhofer.cz/index_en.html Pension Dientzenhofer] Home of Christoph, birthplace of Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer

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Church of St. Nicholas in Prague

Christoph Dientzenhofer (Czech: Kryštof Dientzenhofer; 7 July 1655 in St. Margarethen – 20 June 1722 in Prague)[1] 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.

Among his works are the Church of St. Nicholas (1703–1711, later completed by his son) and the Břevnov Monastery (1708–1721) in Prague, Church of St. Clare in Cheb (1708–1711).[1] Some of his works are difficult to identify, due to the lack of documentation.

See also

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  1. ^ a b Deutsche Biografie: "Dientzenhofer, Christoph von" Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 23 September 2012 (in German)
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