Strahovsky Klaster
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What's on here
Koncert Lux Aeterna – poutníci naděje
Wednesday · All day
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Wednesday · All day
Why go
- The Philosophical Hall’s Classical-style library and ceiling frescoes by Franz Maulbertsch.
Don't miss
- Theological Hall ceiling frescoesLook up at the ceiling frescoes and the 17th-century astronomical globes.Theological Hall
- Philosophical Hall frescoesSee Franz Maulbertsch’s ceiling frescoes depicting humanity’s spiritual development.Philosophical Hall
- Picture gallery paintingsSee selected works dating from the 14th to 19th centuries.Monastery picture gallery
- Curiosity cabinetLook at shells and stuffed animals among the natural specimens.North connecting corridor
- City viewsTake in views over Prague from the garden.Strahov Grand Garden
Know before you go
- Open daily from 09:00 to 17:00.
What's inside
- The library has two historic halls and hosts temporary exhibitions.
- The library includes a reading room and a study room with a reference library for the scientific public.
- The monastery’s original Romanesque cloisters lead to the main halls and a history exhibition.
- Exhibitions are held in the Romanesque halls and summer refectory.
With kids
- The Strahov Grand Garden is open to the public.
Tips for your visit
- A reading room is open inside the library.
- Researchers can use the study room and its reference library.
- The monastery gardens are open to the public.
Interesting facts3
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200,000 volumes
The library holds more than 200,000 volumes, including over 3,000 manuscripts and 1,500 incunabula.
Monastère de Strahov - Wikipedia -
The Theological Hall contains astronomical globes made by Willem Blaeu in the 17th century.
Monastère de Strahov - Wikipedia -
The Philosophical Hall’s ceiling frescoes by Franz Maulbertsch depict humanity’s spiritual development.
Monastère de Strahov - Wikipedia
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History
Founded in 1143, the abbey began with a Romanesque basilica.
- 1143Vladislav II, Gertruda and Jindřich Zdík founded the Premonstratensian abbey. Its first building campaign included a large Romanesque basilica.
- 1258A fire destroyed the complex, which was rebuilt.
- 1627Kašpar Questenberg brought the remains of the order’s founder, Norbert of Xanten, to the abbey church.
- 1648Swedish troops took much of the library’s collection.
- 1679The Theological Hall was completed.
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- 1783–1790The Philosophical Hall was built to house books from a secularized monastery.
- 1950Communist authorities closed the monastery and deported most of its monks. The buildings became part of the Memorial of National Literature.
- 1989–1994After the fall of the communist regime, the monastery returned to the Premonstratensians. By 1994, the church had been restored, the picture gallery built and the library renewed.
Sources: Strahov Monastery - Wikipedia · Královská kanonie premonstrátů na Strahově · Historie Strahovského kláštera - Královská kano… · Z historie knihovních fondů - Královská kanonie… · Strahovský klášter - Wikipedia · Kloster Strahov - Wikipedia · Monastère de Strahov - Wikipedia · checked 27 Oct 2026
- Website
- strahovskyklaster.cz/
- Phone
- +420225341057
Questions and answers
When is Strahovsky Klaster open?
It is open daily from 09:00 to 17:00.
How do I get to Strahovsky Klaster from central Prague?
It stands at Strahovské nádvoří in Prague’s Hradčany district. No route or travel time from the city centre is given.
Can children visit Strahovsky Klaster?
The Strahov Grand Garden is open to the public; no child-specific access details are given.
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