Benedikt Rejt

Benedikt Rejt (c. 1454–1536) was a Bohemian architect of German origin, summoned to Prague by King Vladislav II as a master builder. From 1485 he modernized Prague Castle's fortifications, adding the Daliborka and Mihulka towers.

His masterpiece, the Vladislav Hall of 1493–1502, was the largest vaulted hall without interior supports in Central Europe, and its broad Knights' Staircase let horsemen ride in for tournaments.

He also built St. Barbara's Church in Kutná Hora and St. Nicholas's Church in Louny. In 1518 he chaired a congress of architects and stonemasons at Annaberg in Saxony.