Joseph Hueber
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Joseph Hueber (1715 or 1717–1787) was a significant Austrian baroque master builder who studied under Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt.[1]
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Born1715 or 1717
Vienna, Austria
DiedSeptember 26, 1787
Graz, Styria, Austria
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsAdmont Abbey Library,
Schloss Eggenberg Pavilion,
Herberstein City Palace (Graz)
Schloss Eggenberg Pavilion,
Herberstein City Palace (Graz)
Joseph Hueber | |
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| Born | 1715 or 1717 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | September 26, 1787 Graz, Styria, Austria |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Admont Abbey Library, Schloss Eggenberg Pavilion, Herberstein City Palace (Graz) |
| Projects | two tower façade of the Mariahilferkirche, Graz, conversion to Baroque style of Bistrica Castle in Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia |
Buildings & Projects
Among his most notable achievements are the Parish Church of Our Lady on the Weizberg in the Styrian town of Weiz and the Pilgrimage Church of St. Veit in Sankt Veit am Vogau.[2] His most significant work is the famous library at the Admont Abbey. He also supervised the construction of a baroque pavilion for the park at Schloss Eggenberg in the Styrian capital of Graz as well as the conversion of the Schloss Eggenberg theater into a baroque palace chapel, Our Lady of the Snows.[3]