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The most well-known examples of Bavarian Baroque include the Benedictine abbey in Ottobeuren, the Weltenburg and the Ettal Abbey, and the Asam Church in Munich. Other examples of Baroque church architecture are the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen in Upper Franconia and the rebuilt Frauenkirche in Dresden, created by George Bähr between 1722 ...
Baroque architecture in Germany by city (6 C) Baroque church buildings in Germany (1 C, 25 P) B. Baroque architecture in Baden-Württemberg (17 P)
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany 1703–1711 Matteo Alberti: Saint Nicholas Church: Prague, Czech Republic 1703–1752 Christoph Dientzenhofer, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer: Blenheim Palace: Woodstock, England 1705–1722 Sir John Vanbrugh: Zwinger Palace: Dresden, Germany 1709–1732 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann: Pommersfelden castle: Pommersfelden ...
Germany portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. ... Baroque architecture in Potsdam (9 P) This page was ...
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and awe. [1]
Important examples of German baroque architecture are especially the Grand Hall, the Grand Gallery, the wide staircase, the Maximilian's Chapel and the four state apartments decorated by artists such as Charles Dubut, Franz Joachim Beich, Johann Baptist Zimmermann, Cosmas Damian Asam, Jacopo Amigoni, Giuseppe Volpini, Guillielmus de Grof ...
The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [1] The term is used to describe architecture and architectural sculptures which display important aspects of Baroque style, but are not of the original ...
The media used for story-telling here is the riotous Baroque altarpiece which bursts out of the eastern apse with swathes and cherubs and statues. Section references: Banister Fletcher, [2] Larousse, [3] Toman. [6] Examples of Cathedrals in Germany: