Jakub Auguston

Jakub Auguston Jr. (born Giacomo Agustoni; – 3 August 1735) was a Czech Baroque architect of Italian descent. He lived in Plzeň and worked in entire West Bohemia.

Life

Giacomo Agustoni was born in Rome between 1665 and 1670 (some sources specify that it was in 1665 or 1670, others state 1668 ) He was member of a branched family of Italian bricklayers and builders active in Bohemia from the first half of the 17th century. His uncle invited him to Plzeň and from then on Giacomo Agustoni was known as Jakub Auguston Jr.

His notable works include:

Castles Nebílovy Castle in Nebílovy (1705–1719; designed by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt) Dolní Lukavice Castle in Dolní Lukavice (1707–1728) Bušovice Castle in Bušovice (; probable author) Příchovice Castle in Příchovice (1718–1719) Kolinec Castle in Kolinec (1721; probable author) Trpísty Castle in Trpísty (1729; probable author) Malesice Castle in Plzeň

Church buildings Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Osek (1707) Archdeaconry (today bishopric) in Plzeň (; reconstruction) Rectory in Dýšina (1712) Dominican Monastery (today Study and Scientific Library of the Plzeň Region) with Church of Saints Anne in Plzeň, where Auguston is buried (1712) Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Radnice (; reconstruction) Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Dolní Lukavice (1722; reconstruction, probable author) Franciscan Monastery in Plzeň (1722–1724; western façade of the monastery church) Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Nové Mitrovice (1722–1726; probable author) Church of Saint Vitus in Dobřany (1727–1734) Chotěšov Abbey in Chotěšov (1737–1756; project finished by other builders)