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Early Renaissance (1550-1600)

Introduction of Renaissance elements into Gothic buildings in Germany.

Proto-Baroque (1600-1660)

Italian architects carried the Renaissance from N. Italy to Switzerland, Austria, and Germany; native architects emulated them to produce national versions.

Baroque (1660-1710)

Architects of native origin and trained in Italy brought architecture to a splendid culmination.

Rococo (1710-1760)

Extension of the Baroque period where architecture and decoration show great refinement and mastery.

Antiquarian (1760-1830)

Return of ancient classical models like the Greek revival.

Helm Roof

A bulbous termination of a tower.

Scroll Buttress

A characteristic feature of German Renaissance architecture.

Strapwork

A type of ornamentation consisting of interlacing bands and forms similar to leather thongs or straps.

Wawel Castle Cathedral (Krakow)

Poland's national sanctuary with a 1000-year history; brick architecture with strapwork and traditional coronation site of monarchs.

Esztergom Basilica

The largest church in Hungary and 3rd largest in Europe; based on Italian domed cubical chapels.

Michaelskirche (Munich)

Renaissance Baroque style Jesuit church built 1583-1597 by William V (Duke of Bavaria); the 1st great Jesuit church in N. Europe.

William V (Duke of Bavaria)

The patron who built Michaelskirche in Munich (1583-1597).

Salzburg Cathedral (Austria)

Rebuilt by the Italian architect Santino Solari.

Santino Solari

Italian architect who rebuilt Salzburg Cathedral.

Melk Abbey (Austria)

A Benedictine monastery and world-famous monastic site designed by Jakob Prandtauer.

Jakob Prandtauer

Architect of the Melk Abbey in Austria.

Karlskirche (Vienna)

Outstanding Baroque church north of the Alps designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer; features a dome in the form of an elongated ellipsoid.

Johann Bernhard Fischer

Architect of Karlskirche in Vienna and the Imperial Library.

Einsiedeln Abbey (Switzerland)

Designed by Brother Caspar Moosbrugger; features a limestone façade and Baroque interior.

Caspar Moosbrugger

Architect of Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland.

Waldsassen Abbey (Bavaria)

Cistercian nunnery in Baroque style designed by Christoph Dientzenhofer.

Christoph Dientzenhofer

Architect of Waldsassen Abbey, S. Margaret (Brevnov), and father of Krystof Dientzenhofer.

S. Margaret (Brevnov)

Benedictine monastery in Baroque style designed by Christoph Dientzenhofer.

Frauenkirche (Dresden)

Designed by George Bahr; features pedimented tabernacles and an elongated dome on a drum; symbol of reconciliation.

George Bahr

Architect of the Frauenkirche in Dresden.

St. Johann Nepomuk (Asamkirche)

Built 1733-1746 by brothers Egid Quirin Asam and Cosmas Damian Asam; a splendid achievement of Bavarian late Baroque or Rococo.

Egid Quirin and Cosmas Damian Asam

Brothers who built the opulent Asamkirche (St. Johann Nepomuk) as their private church.

Basilica of the 14 Holy Helpers

Rococo style church in Bavaria designed by Balthasar Neumann.

Balthasar Neumann

Architect of the Basilica of the 14 Holy Helpers, Residenz (Wurzburg), and the central building of Schloss Bruchsal (1728).

Pilgrimage Church (Steinhausen)

Known as the most beautiful village church in Germany; designed by Dominikus Zimmermann with interior by Johann Baptist Zimmermann.

Dominikus Zimmermann

Architect of the Pilgrimage Church in Steinhausen and the Pilgrimage Church of Wies (late 1740s).

Johann Baptist Zimmermann

Artist responsible for the stuccowork and frescoes in the Pilgrimage Church (Steinhausen) and the Church of Wies.

Pilgrimage Church of Wies

Oval Rococo church in Alpine Valley (late 1740s) by Dominikus Zimmermann; listed in UNESCO World Heritage in 1983.

UNESCO World Heritage 1983

The year the Pilgrimage Church of Wies was inscribed on the list.

S. Nicholas (Prague)

Important High Baroque building begun by Krystof Dientzenhofer and finished by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.

Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer

Architect who finished S. Nicholas in Prague.

Bernardo Spinetti

Executed the delicate stucco decoration for S. Nicholas in Prague.

Peter Adam the Elder

Painted the frescoes for S. Nicholas in Prague.

Theatinerkirche (Munich)

High Italian Baroque church by Agostino Barelli and Enrico Zucalli; façade finished in Rococo style by François de Cuvilliers and François the Younger.

Agostino Barelli and Enrico Zucalli

Architects of the Theatinerkirche in Munich.

François de Cuvilliers and François the Younger

Father and son team who finished the façade of Theatinerkirche in Munich.

Wiblingen Abbey Church

Baroque church by Johann Specht with frescoes by Januarius Zick; library interior is a finest example of Rococo.

Januarius Zick

Painter of the ceiling frescoes in Wiblingen Abbey Church.

Johann Specht

Architect of Wiblingen Abbey Church.

Zwiefalten Monastery

Baroque style monastery designed by Johann Michael Fischer.

Johann Michael Fischer

Architect of the Zwiefalten Monastery.

Heidelberg Castle

Mix of Gothic and Renaissance styles; inner courtyard residence erected by Prince Elector Ruprecht III (1398-1410).

Prince Elector Ruprecht III (1398-1410)

The ruler who erected the first representative building at Heidelberg Castle.

Troja Palace (Prague)

Designed by Jean Baptiste Mathey; features a "corps de logis" and elaborate double stairs with statuary.

Jean Baptiste Mathey

Architect of the Troja Palace in Prague.

Imperial Library (Vienna)

Designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer; features banded rustication on the lower level.

Upper Belvedere (Vienna)

Baroque palace complex by Hildebrandt for Prince Eugene of Savoy; garden pendant to the Lower Belvedere.

Lukas von Hildebrandt

Architect of the Upper Belvedere and Kinsky Palace.

Prince Eugene of Savoy

The owner/patron of the Upper Belvedere palace complex.

Kinsky Palace

Yellow-white Rococo building in Prague by Lukas von Hildebrandt; features a richly-decorated staircase.

Cernin Palace (Prague)

Italianate façade with giant orders designed by Francesco Caratti; features diamond-faceted rustication.

Francesco Caratti

Architect of the Cernin Palace in Prague.

Schloss (Pommersfelden)

Designed by Lothar Franz von Schönborn; features a vast central pavilion with rounded corners.

Lothar Franz von Schönborn

Architect of the Schloss at Pommersfelden.

Zwinger Palace (Dresden)

Royal sandstone palace by Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann; features the Wall Pavilion and Crown Gate.

Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann

Architect of the Zwinger Palace in Dresden.

Wall Pavilion (Zwinger Palace)

Topped by the statue of Hercules; features herms designed by Balthasar Permoser.

Balthasar Permoser

Designer of the dynamic clustering of herms on the Wall Pavilion.

Crown Gate (Zwinger Palace)

Decorated with gods from Greek mythology.

Residenz (Wurzburg)

Extraordinary Baroque palace by Balthasar Neumann; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

UNESCO World Heritage 1981

The year the Wurzburg Residenz was inscribed on the list.

Schloss (Bruchsal)

Began in 1720; central structural masterpiece designed by Balthasar Neumann in 1728; former home of Prince Bishops of Speyer.

1720

The year construction began on Schloss Bruchsal.

1728

The year Balthasar Neumann designed the central building of Schloss Bruchsal.

Rathouse Portico (Cologne)

16th century Renaissance addition designed by Wilhelm Vernukken.

Wilhelm Vernukken

Architect of the Rathouse Portico in Cologne.

Loggia of Wallenstein Palace (Prague)

Designed by Antonio and Pietro Spezza with paired Tuscan columns and stucco by Bartolomeo Bianco.

Antonio and Pietro Spezza

Italian architects who designed the Loggia of Wallenstein Palace.

Bartolomeo Bianco

Artist who created the stucco decorations for the Loggia of Wallenstein Palace.

Rathouse (Bremen)

Mainly Gothic building with Renaissance windows and arcading.

Brandenburg Gate (Berlin)

Commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II and built 1788-1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans as a sign of peace.

Friedrich Wilhelm II

The king who commissioned the Brandenburg Gate.

Carl Gotthard Langhans

Architect of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

1788-1791

The years during which the Brandenburg Gate was built.