François de Cuvilliés
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François de Cuvilliés (23 October 1695, Soignies, Hainaut — 14 April 1768, Munich) was a Belgian-born Bavarian decorative designer and architect who was instrumental in bringing the Rococo style to the Wittelsbach court at Munich and to Central Europe in general.
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Chief works
- Palace in Brühl (1728 bis 1740)
- Palais Piosaque de Non (1729; destroyed) in Munich
- Wilhelmsthal Palace (1744) in Kassel
- Upgrading of the Munich Residence (1730–1737), including construction of the Cuvilliés Theatre (1750–1753)
- Palais Holnstein in Munich (1733–1737)
- Amalienburg in the park of Nymphenburg Palace (1734–1739)
- Facade of the Theatiner Church (1768)
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