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Czech architect
František Maxmilián Kaňka
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Czech architect
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František Maximilián Kaňka, Maximilian Kanka, Frantisek Maximilian ...
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Prague, Czech Republic
Death
14 July 1766 (aged 91 years)
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Prague, Czech Republic
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91 years
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Zlonice)
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František Maxmilián Kaňka (9 August 1674 – 14 July 1766, both in Prague) was a Czech architect and builder.
He is most famous for reconstructions of palaces and castles of Bohemian noblemen and for designs of churches and other religious buildings, principally in Baroque style. His work includes:
- reconstruction of Vrtba palace and Vrtba Garden, Prague
- reconstruction of the Krásný Dvůr Castle, c. 1720
- with Anselmo Lurago, the Astronomical Tower and other structures at the Clementinum, Prague, c. 1720
- reconstruction of St. Procopius facade (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Třebíč
- the chateau Konopiště outside of the town of Benešov, last residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and now a museum
- St. John Nepomuk Church, Kutná Hora
- Veltrusy Mansion residence of count Václav Antonín Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín
- reconstruction of Karolinum
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