<p>315 years ago, the builder Lurago was born, who also worked in Bohemia.</p>

Church of St. Clement in the Klementinum complex

Como/Praha - The Italian architect and builder active in Bohemia, Anselmo Martino Lurago, born on January 9, 1701, contributed to Czech Baroque architecture with a unique type of church featuring a balanced and well-composed façade. He worked extensively for noble families as well as ecclesiastical orders such as the Augustinians, Benedictines, and Jesuits, and was one of the most prominent architects and builders of the mid-18th century.
Lurago came from a large artistic family of the Luragos and is a leading representative of the generation bridging the High Baroque and Late Baroque. Particularly in interiors, he arrived at a Rococo expression. He is the author of the bell tower of the Church of St. Nicholas in Malostranske Square, which he created between 1755 and 1756 when he was the rector of the Wallachian congregation in Prague, thus completing the work of his father-in-law Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer and his father. He also participated in the construction of the Strahov Monastery complex.
Initially, he worked under Dientzenhofer's guidance, and then he started working independently, primarily for noble families such as the Černíns, Dietrichsteins, Kounics, and Šliks. In 1752, Lurago was appointed royal court builder in Prague, and from 1753 he led the reconstruction of Prague Castle. He is also the author of the Church of St. Clement in the Klementinum complex. He died on November 29, 1765, in Prague.