High Baroque
The High Baroque period in the Czech lands begins around the year 1690 and lasts to the mid-18th century. The architects of this time were mostly born in Bohemia or Moravia but often were of foreign origin. The most significant architects of this period were Kryštof, who came to Bohemia from Bavaria and lived in Prague, and his son Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer. They are known for their style called "radical Baroque", which was inspired by examples from northern Italy, particularly by the works of Guarino Guarini, and which seeks to express movement. It is characterized by the curvature of walls and intersection of oval spaces. Together, father and son Dientzenhofer built in 1702-1715 and 1737-1751 the St. Nicholas Church in the Lesser Town of Prague, due to its architecture one of the most important Baroque churches in Europe.
Other important high Baroque architects in the Czech lands were Giovanni Battista Alliprandi, born in Italy, worked mainly for aristocracy, František Maxmilián Kaňka and Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel.
One of the most precious high Baroque secular buildings in Prague is the Clam-Gallas Palace built in 1714-1718 by famous Viennese architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach who also designed Baroque rebuilding of Vranov nad Dyjí Chateau in Moravia or a fountain in Brno.
In Prague there are also precious high Baroque terraced palace gardens below the Prague Castle in the Lesser Town of Prague: Ledebur Garden, Small and Great Palffy Gardens, Kolowrat and Small Fürstenberg Gardens. Another important terraced garden in the Lesser Town of Prague is the Vrtba Garden.
In 1714-1754 the Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc was built by Wenzel Render and other citizens of Olomouc. It too is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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The interior of St. Nicholas Church in the Lesser Town of Prague, 1750s-1760s.
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Church of St. John of Nepomuk in the New Town of Prague by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer, 1730s.
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The front wall of Loreta in Prague by father and son Dientzenhofer, 1666-1668
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Karlova Koruna Chateau by Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel and František Maxmilián Kaňka, 1721-1723.
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Mnichovo Hradiště Chateau by Marek Antonín Canevalle, 1690s-1720s.
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Staircase of the Clam-Gallas Palace in Prague by J. B. Fisher von Erlach, 1714-1718.
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Fountain Parnas in Brno by J. B. Fisher von Erlach, 1693–1695.
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Vranov nad Dyjí Chateau with dome by J. B. Fisher von Erlach, early 18th century.
Read more about this topic: Baroque Architecture In The Czech Republic
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