Church of Birth of Virgin Mary in Písek
The parish church in Písek is one of the best-preserved architectonic monuments of the early Gothic style in Bohemia. It is one of the works of the great stone-mason works in Písek and Zvíkov which also participated in many other building activities…
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Church of St. James the Greater in Prachatice
The church was founded as early as the 14th century and gained its current appearance upon its reconstruction at the beginning of the 16th century, when it was enlarged to three naves, obtained new vaulting and a new roof, but only the 53-meter…
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Church of Virgin Mary the Queen and St. Giles and Augustinia
The dean church has been recorded as a parish since 1280. After the foundation of the Augustinian monastery in 1367, the church was rebuilt in the Gothic style. At that time, probably the most signifi cant painter of Gothic panel paintings in…
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Cistercian Monastery in Vyšší Brod
The Cistercian abbey of Our Beloved Lady in Vyšší Brod is currently the only living male monastery of the Cistercian Order in Bohemia. This is one of the most signifi cant cultural monuments in Southern Bohemia. This renowned Šumava monastery was…
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Dominican Monastery in České Budějovice
The Dominican Monastery with its Temple of Sacrifi ce of the Virgin Mary is the oldest monument in České Budějovice. It was founded together with the town in 1265 and became a part of the town walls. In the convent we can fi nd a Paradise Yard…
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Franciscan Monastery with Church of St. Catherine in Jindřic
The Franciscan Monastery with Church of St. Catherine was built in 1478 and consecrated in 1491. In 1619, during the uprising of the Estates, the church with the convent was destroyed by fi re. Consecration of the repaired church was performed in…
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Jewish Synagogue in Český Krumlov
The Synagogue, or Temple, was built in 1909. This was the first building in Austria-Hungary for the construction of which a reinforced concrete structure was used. The architect Viktor Kafka designed the temple as a simple one-nave building with a…
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Minorite monastery and Monastery of the Poor Clares with Chu
The former Minorite monastery with the Church of Corpus Christ in Český Krumlov is a unique historic complex comprising three monasteries in total: Minorite, St. Clare and Beguine. The monasteries were founded approximately in the middle of the 14th…
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Minorite Monastery in Bechyně
The Minorite Monastery in Bechyně, with its Church of Assumption of the Virgin Mary located in the town center, is situated on a rock promontory on the right bank of the Lužnice River. It was founded in the second half of the 13th century but was…
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Monastery in Borovany near České Budějovice
This Augustinian monastery was founded in 1455 by Petr of Linda. Its rather small paradise garden is surrounded by a late Gothic cloister with a mesh vault. Aft er its reconstruction in 1729, the tower on the northern part of the church became a…
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Monastery of Divine Mercy in Nové Hrady
The Monastery of Divine Mercy in Nové Hrady was built in the vicinity of the church of St. Peter and Paul on the initiative of the local noble the Bucquoy Family. In 1677, Earl Ferdinand Bucquoy invited monks from the Servite Order to Nové Hrady,…
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Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Kl
At the edge of Tábor, on a hill above the curve of the Lužnice River stands the impressive building of the pilgrimage church in Klokoty. The present Baroque pilgrimage premises with the Church of Assumption of Virgin Mary was founded around 1700 and…
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Pilgrimage Church of the Virgin Mary and Marian Pilgrimage S
Lomec is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Southern Bohemia. The Pilgrimage Church of Virgin Mary is one of signifi cant works of the high Baroque in Central Europe. The church was built in1692 - 1702 by Earl Bucquoy for the miraculous…
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Premonstratensian Monastery in Milevsko
The monastery in Milevsko is the oldest monastery in Southern Bohemia and was founded in 1184 by the magnate Jiří of Milevsko. Its original Romanesque style from the end of the 12th century has been mostly preserved until today. In the second half…
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Stožec Chapel in Stožec
The Chapel of Virgin Mary, also known as the Stožec Chapel, is an example of folk wood carving. The original wooden chapel was built in 1791 by the blacksmith J. Klauser, who was grateful to the water from this spring for curing his sight. In 1804…
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The Church of St. Procopius in Strakonice
The deanery Church of St. Procopius is one of the most signifi cant monuments in Strakonice. It is located in the premises of the Strakonice Castle at the confl uence of the Volyňka and Otava Rivers. It was founded by the noble family of Bavor from…
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Zlatá Koruna Monastery
The premises of this former Cisterican monastery founded by King Přemysl Otakar II on a rocky promontory in the deep Vltava valley in 1263 is one of the best preserved Gothic monasteries in Bohemia. The unique Chapel of Guardian Angels, the chapter…
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