Zbraslav Monastery
Zbraslavský klášter · Praha-Zbraslav
Czech monastery (1292–1789)
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6 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Zbraslav Monastery
Welcome to Zbraslav, a quiet, historically dense district situated just south of the bustling heart of Prague, right at the scenic confluence of the Vltava and Berounka rivers. Before you stands the complex known as the Zbraslav…
Listen in the app2The Cistercian Foundation
To understand the early centuries of Zbraslav, we must consider the specific monastic order King Wenceslaus II invited to occupy his royal necropolis: the Cistercians. Known as the 'White Monks' due to their undyed woolen habits,…
Listen in the app3The Hussite Destruction
The golden age of the Zbraslav Monastery, unfortunately, came to a brutal and absolute end in the early fifteenth century. The Bohemian lands were engulfed in the fires of the Hussite Wars, a massive, proto-Protestant religious…
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As you observe the elegant buildings standing today, you are looking at the result of a spectacular eighteenth-century resurrection. Following the end of the devastating Thirty Years' War in 1648, the victorious Catholic Habsburg…
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The spiritual heart of the rebuilt complex is the Church of St. James the Greater. …
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As our visit to the Zbraslav Monastery complex concludes, we are left to contemplate the extraordinary, turbulent life cycle of this historic site. Few places so vividly encapsulate the violent pendulum swings of Central European…
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What is Zbraslav Monastery?
Zbraslav Monastery is a place in Praha-Zbraslav with 6 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Praha-Zbraslav |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 6 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 49.9779, 14.3919 |
| Last updated |