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The first shot in the architectural war against Baroque frivolity in the lands of the Habsburgs was fired by Isidore Canevale in the Hungarian town of Vác, where he erected a triumphal arch and Cathedral for Cardinal Migazzi. The arch was commissioned by Migazzi to mark a visit by the royal couple. The radical nature of its form was impressive, as was the fact that it was not simply built from temporary material as a festival arch. As one of the first permanent triumphal arches, it heralded the arrival of this type of structure in the 18th century.
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