285 years ago, architect Dientzenhofer passed away in Prague

Prague - The father of the famous architect Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer, the German Baroque builder settled in Bohemia, Kryštof Dientzenhofer, died on June 20, 1722, in Prague. In Prague, Kryštof built many beautiful buildings, such as the Church of St. Margaret in Břevnov. However, the most famous structure attributed to him, completed later by his son Kilián Ignác, is the Church of St. Nicholas in Prague's Mala Strana.
    A native of Guggerhof in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps (born in July 1655), Kryštof Dientzenhofer came to Bohemia in 1678 with his five brothers. While the others later returned to Germany, Kryštof stayed here and around 1685 moved to Prague, where he soon began to receive his first commissions. Initially, he established himself as a fortress builder, but soon began renovations and the construction of churches, monasteries, and houses. Although in 1702 his competitors accused him of "cobbling," he never lacked for commissions and became a Prague burgher when he renovated a house on Nosticova Street.