Dientzenhofer is the name of a family of German architects, who were among the leading builders in Bohemian and

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Baroque.

Architects

* Georg Dientzenhofer, a poor mountain peasant & wife Barbara (Thanner) had five sons and two grandsons who became famous architects. **

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(1643–1689), prominent German architect **

Wolfgang Dientzenhofer Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and '' gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regul ...

(1648–1706), prominent German architect **

Christoph Dientzenhofer Christoph Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kryštof Dientzenhofer) (born 7 July 1655 in St. Margarethen near Brannenburg, Landkreis Rosenheim - 20 June 1722 in Prague)Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and the Bohemian-Ge ...

(1689–1751), prominent architect of Bohemian Baroque **

Leonhard Dientzenhofer Leonhard Dientzenhofer (also: ''Johann Leonhard Dientzenhofer''; 20 February 1660 – 26 November 1707) was a German builder and architect from the well known Dientzenhofer family of architects. Life and Work Leonhard was born in St. Margarethen ...

(1660–1707; also: ''Johann Leonhard''), prominent German architect (Banz Abbey) with brother Johann **

Johann Dientzenhofer Johann Dientzenhofer (25 May 1663 – 20 July 1726) was a builder and architect during the Baroque period in Germany. Johann was born in St. Margarethen near Rosenheim, Bavaria, a member of the famous Dientzenhofer family of German architects, w ...

(1663–1726), prominent German architect ***

Justus Heinrich Dientzenhofer Justus (died on 10 November between 627 and 631) was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arri ...

(1702–1744), prominent German architect

Gallery

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Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and the Bohemian-Ge ...

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Other Dientzenhofer

* Wolfgang Dinzenhofer (1678-1747) from ''Plankenhäusel'' in Au near

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, did probably learn at another Wolfgang Dientzenhofer in

, according to documents of the local Salesian monastery. Afterwards, he built several churches in

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, in Götting, Kirchdorf bei Nußdorf am Inn, Flintsbach etc. * Christoph Dinzenhofer (1681-1722 in Prague) from Pfraundorf, was a cousin of the architect brothers, and also constructor * In 1631, an Abraham Dintzenhofer is recorded in the " Preßburger Bücher des ehrsamen Handwerks der Maurer- und Steinmetzen", the records of the constructor guild in

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Literature

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Johannes Brucker Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

: ''Dientzenhofer. Eine bayerische Baumeisterfamilie in der Barockzeit''. Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, 1989, *

Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars and four Grammys, and has been nominated for two Emmys and a Tony. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living ...

: ''Die Dientzenhofer. Ein bayerisches Baumeistergeschlecht in der Zeit des Barock.'' Rosenheim 1976,

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