Juan de Colonia
Juan de Colonia or Johannes von Köln (about 1410, Cologne – August 3, 1481, Burgos) was a gothic architect who introduced the flamboyant style to Castile.
About 1440 Juan de Colonia was invited by Alfonso de Cartagena, the then bishop of Burgos to work on Burgos Cathedral.[1] He also worked on the reconstruction of Miraflores Charterhouse.
While working in Burgos Juan married a local woman, María Fernández. After his death, his son Simon succeeded him as master builder of the cathedral.
- ^ The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture, Volume 1, Oxford, 2012, p. 40, p.460.
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