Jakob Prandtauer

Jakob Prandtauer (baptized in Stanz bei Landeck (Tyrol) on 16 July 1660; died in Sankt Pölten on 16 September 1726) was an Austrian Baroque architect.

Main entrance of Melk Abbey

Melk Abbey Church

Jakob Prandtauer-monument in St. Pölten

Career

Prandtauer was responsible for the baroque refurbishment of medieval abbeys in Austria.^[1] Trained as a stonemason rather than as an architect, he designed and supervised the construction of the church of Melk Abbey, in Melk, Lower Austria. He was the uncle of Josef Munggenast, who inherited his business and continued his style.