Johann Dientzenhofer

Johann Dientzenhofer (* 25 May 1663 in St. Margarethen near Rosenheim, Bavaria - 20 July 1726 in Bamberg) was a builder and architect during the baroque period in Germany.

Johann was a member of the famous Dientzenhofer family of German architects, who were among the leading builders in the Bohemian and German Baroque which included his brothers Georg Dientzenhofer (1643–1689), Wolfgang Dientzenhofer (1648–1706), Christoph Dientzenhofer (7 July 1655 – 20 June 1722) and Leonhard Dientzenhofer (1660–1707), Johann's son Justus Heinrich Dientzenhofer (1702–1744) and his nephew Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (1689–1751).

Works

* For the Prince-Abbot of Fulda:
** Dom of Fulda (1704-1712)
** Fulda Stadtschloss (1707-1712)
** Schloss Bieberstein (Hesse) (1709)
** Schloss in Geisa
* For the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg:
** Schloss Weißenstein by Pommersfelden (1711-1718)
** Schloss Reichmannsdorf (1714-1719)
* For Others
**Bad Kissingen: Neues Rathaus (1709)
**Bamberg
*** Böttingerhaus (1708-1713)
*** Palais Rotenhan (1711-1718)
*** Bibra Palais ("Bibra Haus") (1714-1716)
** Holzkirchen (Unterfranken): Abby Church and other buildings
** Banz Abbey:Abby Church and other buildings ("from 1707 after the death of his brother Leonhard Dientzenhofer who had original commission")
** Kleinheubach: Castle for the Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim ("using the plans of Louis de la Fosse")
** Litzendorf: Parish church of St. Wenzel
** Oberschwappach by Knetzgau: Schloss
** Staffelstein: Barock remodel of chapel on Veitsberg (1718-1719)
** Ullstadt (Mittelfranken): Castle for the barons von Frankenstein (1718-1725)
** Würzburg: Facade of Neumünster church (1711-1716)

External links

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*de icon [http://www.datenmatrix.de/projekte/hdbg/kloster/html-data/geschichte_ks0048.php Klöster in Bayern: Kloster Banz]
* [http://www.vonbibra.net/BibraHaus.html Bibra Palais]
* [http://www.schoenborn.de/geschaeftsbereiche/weissenstein/geschichte.html Schloss Weißenstein]