Franz Beer, also known as Franz Beer von Blaichten, was an Austrian architect during the Baroque period, mainly working on church buildings at monasteries in southern Germany, mainly in Upper Swabia, and Switzerland. His son Johann Michael Beer also was an architect. Born in Au im Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg, Franz Beer was apprenticed to Michael Thumb. Wikipedia
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