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  Johann Balthasar Neumann - Great Buildings Online
Johann Neumann was born in Cheb, Bohemia in 1687.
Distinguishing himself on these early commissions, Neumann was placed in charge of a team of brilliant young architects, artists and craftsmen.
When his patron, the prince bishop, died in 1746 Neumann was demoted as chief architect.
www.greatbuildings.com /architects/Johann_Balthasar_Neumann.html   (198 words)

  
 Johann Balthasar Neumann
He traveled (1718) in Austria and N Italy and studied (1723) in Paris.
Neumann designed several palaces and churches in Würzburg, some of which were decorated by Tiepolo.
In 1742 he began the planning of Vierzehnheiligen, the most famous rococo church in Germany, celebrated for the sumptuous architectural decoration of the interior and the brilliant spatial arrangements within a series of oval spaces.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0835303.html   (118 words)

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