Jan Zaor (Zaur, Zaorowicz) was a Polish baroque architect from
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 159 ...
who lived in the 17th century
[Bartłomiej Kaczorowski. ''The monuments of Polish architecture''. WSiP. 1998. p. 398.] and was active from 1638 to 1676. He is known for designing
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Vilnius[Grigorijus Potašenko. ''Multinational Lithuania: history of ethnic minority.''. Šviesa. 2008. p. 93.] (1668–1676).
Works
He began designing in about 1638, when he worked on
The Santa Casa (''domek loretański'') in
Gołąb. He also designed and/or supervised the following buildings:
* The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity in
Tarłów (mid-17th century)
* The Royal chapel in the church of
Kazimierz Dolny
Kazimierz Dolny () is a small historic town in eastern Poland, on the right (eastern) bank of the Vistula river in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship. Historically it belongs to Lesser Poland, and in the past it was one of the most important citie ...
(1653)
*
Pažaislis church (1672–1674)
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St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Vilnius (1668–1676)
References
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17th-century births
17th-century deaths
Polish Baroque architects
Lithuanian Baroque architects
Architects from Kraków
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