The first successful comparative study of architecture is Entwurf einer historischen Architektur (1721; A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture) by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.

An Austrian architect and sculptor, his works include the Dreifaltigkeitskirche (1694–1702) and the Kollegienkirche (1696–1707), both in Salzburg, and the Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy in Vienna.

Hs Baroque style, a synthesis of classical, Renaissance, and southern Baroque elements, has shaped the tastes of the Habsburg empire.