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Jakub Fontana
Died13 April 1773
Warsaw
Occupationarchitect
Notable workCollegium Nobilium (Warsaw)

Jakub Fontana (born 1710 in Szczuczyn, died 13 April 1773 in Warsaw) was a Polish architect of Swiss Italian origin, a practitioner of the Baroque and Neoclassical styles. He was court architect to the Polish king. He was knighted in 1764. Jakub Fontana had a notable brother named Jan Kanty Fontana. His projects were influenced by Saxon Baroque, French Rococo and early Neoclassicism.

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Jakub Fontana (born 1710 in Szczuczyn, died 13 April 1773 in Warsaw) was a Polish architect of Swiss Italian origin, a practitioner of the Baroque and...

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Jan Kanty Fontana

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brother of Jakub Fontana. He was ennobled by King Stanisław August Poniatowski on 9 September 1769 and received his own coat of arms, Fontana. Rocznik warszawski...

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into a city prison. Around that time it was also expanded (possibly by Jakub Fontana) along the Boleść Street. Further expansion was done between 1796 and...

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architects were employed, among them Tylman van Gameren, Andreas Schlüter, Jakub Fontana, and Enrico Marconi. The buildings situated in the vicinity of the Warsaw...

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Tadeusz Thullie

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lieutenant general of the Polish army, and Katarzyna née Fontana, a sister of royal architect Jakub Fontana. Tadeusz's grandfather, Jan Thullie, had been brought...

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Karczew

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Karczew Polish Baroque Church of Saint Vitus built in 1732–1737 by Jakub Fontana Flag Coat of arms Karczew Coordinates: 52°5′N 21°15′E / 52.083°N 21...

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List of Polish people

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lithographer, photographer Julian Fałat, painter Wojciech Fangor, painter Jakub Fontana, baroque and neoclassical architect Teodor and Franciszek Gajewski,...

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Jan Chryzostom Redler

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sculpture in stucco and wood. He has collaborated with the architect Jakub Fontana, who is recognized as the designer of many of his works. Catherine Mikocka-Rachubowa...

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1766 in architecture

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is completed. Rebuilding of Potocki Palace, Warsaw, to designs by Jakub Fontana, is completed. Shardeloes (country house) in Buckinghamshire, England...

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List of Polish architects

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Bodzentyn Castle

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eighteenth century by Bishop Cajetan Sołtyk, employing eminent architect, Jakub Fontana. The importance of the castle in Bodzentyn began to decline following...

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