Jakub Auguston

Jacob Auguston (* 1668, † February 3, 1735 in Plzeň ) was a Czech architect from a family originally from Italy. He worked mainly in Western Bohemia.

Curriculum vitae

He was born around 1668 probably in Pilsen ( Czech Republic). He comes from a family of branching Auguston who worked mainly in construction of West Bohemia. 1692, he was naturalized in Pilsen and built a large workshop on. Over time, he became a renowned and wealthy architect. He died on February 3, 1735 in Pilsen, and was buried in the Church of St. Anne Cemetery.

Buildings

Town houses

  • Gerlach's house, now the Museum of Ethnology ( 1698 )
  • Archdeanery on the market square in Pilsen ( 1710)
  • Numerous houses from the period 1720-34

Churches

  • Baroque reconstruction of the Dominican monastery ( 1711-14 ) with the St. Anne's Church in Pilsen
  • Western vestibule of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin ( 1722-23 ) in Pilsen
  • Doppelbau of the Franciscan monastery ( 1740-44 ) in Pilsen
  • St. Vitus Church in Dobřany ( 1727-34 )
  • Church of St. Nicholas in Bor - here he delivered the plans, the construction was not completed until after his death ( 1737-46 )

Castles

  • Castle Nebílovy (from 1706)
  • Castle in Týnec at Klatovy (about 1710-20 )
  • Castle in Příchovice in place of the former festivals ( 1718-19 )
  • Castle in Mirošov ( 1719-23 )
  • Castle in Trpísty by Tachov (attributed; since 1729 )
  • Castle in Malešice ( 1730 ).
  • Architect ( Czech Republic)
  • Person (Kingdom of Bohemia)
  • Born in the 17th century
  • Died in 1735
  • Man
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