Nicolò Pacassi
Nicolò Pacassi (5 March 1716 – 11 November 1790), also known as Nikolaus Pacassi, was an Italian-Austrian architect. He was born in Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria in a family of merchants from Gorizia. In 1753, he was appointed court architect to Maria Theresa of Austria.
Also recorded as Nikolaus Pacassi · Pacassi, Nicolò · Pacassi, Nikolaus · Nicolo Pacassi
Nicolò Pacassi
Unidentified painter · Own work by Wolfgang Sauber, 04.06.2010 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1716
- Died
- 1790
- Nationality
- Austria · Italy
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Amalienburg · Schweizertrakt · Hofbibliothek · Redoutensaaltrakt · Winterreitschule
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Nicolò Pacassi (5 March 1716 – 11 November 1790), also known as Nikolaus Pacassi, was an Italian-Austrian architect. He was born in Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria in a family of merchants from Gorizia. In 1753, he was appointed court architect to Maria Theresa of Austria.
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He was commissioned many works throughout the Austrian Empire, mainly in Vienna, Prague, Innsbruck, Buda and his native Gorizia and Gradisca. He died in Vienna. • Illustration — Nicolò Pacassi in Prague. • Illustration — Pacassi's reconstructed Kärntnertortheater as it looked ca.
• 1743 extension of Schloss Hetzendorf • 1745–47 extension of Schönbrunn Palace including Schlosstheater Schönbrunn • 1749–58 Buda Castle • 1753–54 extension of Spanish Hall of Prague Castle • 1753–75 Royal Palace of Prague Castle • 1761–63 Rebuilt the Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna (illustration) • 1770 Reconstruction of Prague's cathedral St Vitus' tower • 1766 Extension of Ballhausplatz • Palazzo Attems Petzenstein in Gorizia • 1784 Josephinum - designed as the Academy for Military Surgeons, sponsored by Emperor Joseph II
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1716
Nicolò Pacassi born at Wiener Neustadt.
1719
Austrian Chancellery in Vienna is dated 1719.
1790
Nicolò Pacassi died at Vienna.
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