Strahov Monastery
The Strahov Monastery (Strahovsky Klaster) started its long itinerary through history with establishment of the Premonstratensians, a religious order of canons founded in 1120 by St. Norbert as an independent part of the Catholic church. By the year 1182, a Romanesque stone monastery was built on the place of an older foundation of Prince Vladislav II (from 1140). Its peace was disturbed by a fire in 1258, when the church was almost totally destroyed. A reconstruction in the Gothic style followed, but that was not to last either, as Baroque retouches were added during the beginning of the 18th century. After the Communist regime ended in 1989, the abbey was returned to the Premonstratensians. The Strahov Monastery it is not only an active place of pilgrimage but also a valuable museum and a famous library, still holding an unbelievable number of rare volumes.
Strahov Monastery
The Strahov Monastery (Strahovsky Klaster) started its long itinerary through history with establishment of the Premonstratensians, a religious order of canons founded in 1120 by St. Norbert as an independent part of the Catholic church. By the year 1182, a Romanesque stone monastery was built on the place of an older foundation of Prince Vladislav II (from 1140). Its peace was disturbed by a fire in 1258, when the church was almost totally destroyed. A reconstruction in the Gothic style followed, but that was not to last either, as Baroque retouches were added during the beginning of the 18th century. After the Communist regime ended in 1989, the abbey was returned to the Premonstratensians. The Strahov Monastery it is not only an active place of pilgrimage but also a valuable museum and a famous library, still holding an unbelievable number of rare volumes.