Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (born in Genoa, 1668, died in Vienna, 1745) was an Italian-trained Austrian architect who designed many stately buildings and churches. Among his greatest designs were the two Belvedere palaces, and Pommersfelden castle.

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Genoa - 1668 - Vienna - 1745 - Italian - Austrian - Architect - Belvedere - Pommersfelden castle

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Hildebrandt was the son of an Italian mother and a German father. Hildebrandt studied civil and military engineering under prince Eugen van Savoye in Rome, and military engineering in Piëmonte. He established himself hereafter in the capital of Oostenrijk-Hongarije, Vienna, where he worked for such noble families as the Dauns, Harrachs, Schönborns and Starhembergs, and also prince Eugen himself.

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German - Eugen van Savoye - Rome - Piëmonte - Oostenrijk-Hongarije - Vienna

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From 1713 to 1716 he was employed by the wealthy and powerful Kinsky family of Austria, building their residence, the Palais Daun in Vienna.

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1713 - 1716 - Kinsky - Palais Daun - Vienna

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He became one of the most important Austrian baroque architects. From 1723 on, he was inspector-generaal of the imperial buildings. His two best known works, the Obere Belvedere (1721-1722) and the Untere Belvedere (1714-1716), both built for prince Eugen.

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Baroque - 1723

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