Vít Václav Kaňka
*7. 6. 1650 – Prague, Czech Republic
†9. 4. 1727 – Prague, Czech Republic
Biography
Vít Václav Kaňka was a Czech builder and burgher of the Old Town of Prague. He came from the family of Bartoloměj Kaňka, who moved from the village of Horky in the Kutná Hora region to Prague in 1647. He was apprenticed as a mason and in 1687 received permission to practice the trade. He also obtained city rights in the Old Town of Prague. In 1690, he likely participated in the construction of the Dominican convent at St. Anne's Church in the Old Town of Prague. In 1702, Kaňka was appointed a fortress builder upon the recommendation of the Vienna War Council. In 1706, he modified the house at Celetná Street no. 595/I (Menhart Palace) and subsequently purchased it in 1723 for 2,000 guilders. He also contributed to the renovation of the hospital church of St. Paul. Between 1706 and 1712, he carried out the reconstruction of the convent and the prelatry at St. Nicholas Church in the Old Town of Prague for the Benedictine Order, according to a design by his son František Maximilián. The construction was completed by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer.
Vít Václav Kaňka was a Czech builder and burgher of the Old Town of Prague. He came from the family of Bartoloměj Kaňka, who moved from the village of Horky in the Kutná Hora region to Prague in 1647. He was apprenticed as a mason and in 1687 received permission to practice the trade. He also obtained city rights in the Old Town of Prague. In 1690, he likely participated in the construction of the Dominican convent at St. Anne's Church in the Old Town of Prague. In 1702, Kaňka was appointed a fortress builder upon the recommendation of the Vienna War Council. In 1706, he modified the house at Celetná Street no. 595/I (Menhart Palace) and subsequently purchased it in 1723 for 2,000 guilders. He also contributed to the renovation of the hospital church of St. Paul. Between 1706 and 1712, he carried out the reconstruction of the convent and the prelatry at St. Nicholas Church in the Old Town of Prague for the Benedictine Order, according to a design by his son František Maximilián. The construction was completed by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer.
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