Johann Dientzenhofer

Schloss Weißenstein

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, 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). Dientzenhofer died in Bamberg.

Works

Fulda Cathedral
Banz Abbey
Bibra Palais (Bibra Haus), Bamberg

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