- STRAHOV, MONASTERY OF premonstratensian abbey in the city of Prague known as the Czech Mt. Sion. It was founded possibly before 1140 by Bp.
- Along the walls there is a portrait gallery with paintings from the end of the 17th century showing significant personalities of the Strahov Monastery.
- Not far from Prague Castle lies the Strahov Monastery, founded in the 12th century. Its library boasts two representative spaces.
- Strahov Monastery most important feature the library hall (today's Theological Hall) is completed in 1679.
- In 1140 Vladislav II founded Strahov Monastery for the Premonstratensian order. The present monastery buildings, completed in the 17th and 18th centuries
- If you visit Strahov Library at Strahov Monastery you will see manuscripts from the 13th century as well as the painted ceiling and artworks.
- Description of the Strahov Monastery can begin withthe main gate in the Baroque style, where you can see the sculpture of Norbet.
- This work brought the extensive building activity at Strahov Monastery to an end and the following generations of abbots devoted their attention merely to minor...
- Take a look at Brevnov or Strahov Monastery, where Benedictine monks founded one of the oldest beer breweries of the Czech Republic.
- Widely considered to be among the most beautiful libraries in the world, the Strahov Monastery in Prague actually boasts two exquisite rooms full of books.