Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Austrian baroque architect and military engineer

Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (14 November 1668 – 16 November 1745) was an Austrian baroque architect and military engineer who designed stately buildings and churches and whose work had a profound influence on the architecture of the Habsburg Empire in the eighteenth century. After studying in Rome under Carlo Fontana, he constructed fortresses for Prince Eugene of Savoy during his Italian campaigns, becoming his favourite architect. In 1700, he became court engineer in Vienna, and in 1711 was named head of the court department of building.

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