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Which three Holy Roman emperors employed Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach as a court architect?
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The Austrian architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach served as court architect to three successive Holy Roman emperors:1
Beginning in 1687, Fischer von Erlach embarked on this career, during which he shaped the architectural tastes of the Habsburg empire through his synthesis of classical, Renaissance, and Baroque elements.21