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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. Hildebrandt was the son of an Italian mother and a German father. Hildebrandt studied civil and military engineering under Prince Eugene Of Savoy in Rome , and military engineering in Piedmont . He established himself hereafter in the Austrian capital, Vienna , where he worked for such noble families as the Dauns, Harrachs, Schönborn s and Starhembergs, and also Prince Eugene himself. From 1713 to 1716 he was employed by the wealthy and powerful Kinsky family of Austria, building their residence, the Palais Kinsky in Vienna . From 1723 on, he was inspector-general of the imperial buildings. His two best known works, the Upper Belvedere (1721-1722) and the Lower Belvedere (1714-1716), were both commissioned by Prince Eugene of Savoy. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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