250 years ago, the Baroque architect Kaňka died

Prague - 250 years ago, on July 14, 1766, the significant Czech Baroque architect František Maxmilián Kaňka passed away. Among his most notable constructions are, for example, the Klementinum College in Prague's Old Town, the reconstruction of Konopiště Castle and Prague's Carolina, and Ctěnice Castle.

He was born on August 19, 1674, in Prague. In 1709, he unsuccessfully sought the establishment of the Prague Academy of Arts, and in 1724 he was appointed imperial architect. He worked for the Orders of the Augustinians and Jesuits, as well as for the noble families of Waldstein, Černín, Mansfeld, and Kinský. He also designed altars, monuments, and sculptures, continuing the classical form of Baroque.