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Place of Birth: Bezau, Vorarlberg, Austria
About Peter Thumb
- Peter Thumb (1681–1767) was an Austrian architect whose family came from the Vorarlberg, the today westernmost part of Austria.
- He is best known for his Rococo architecture, mainly in Southern Germany.
- Outstanding examples of his work include the pilgrimage church at Birnau on Lake Constance and the monastery library at the Abbey of Saint Gall, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. His works include: St.
- Trudpert's Abbey: the nave of the abbey church, circa 1715-22, and the conventual buildings, 1738–39 Königsbrück Abbey: the abbey church, 1721 (no longer extant) Ebersmunster Abbey: the abbey church, 1727 St.
- Peter's Abbey in the Black Forest: the abbey church, 1724–1727, and the library, 1737–39 Pilgrimage Church at Birnau, 1746–50 Abbey of Saint Gall: library, 1757-67
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