Plasy Monastery, Plasy
Facts and practical information
The Plasy Monastery is a former Cistercian monastery in the town of Plasy in the Pilsen-North district.
The monastery was founded in 1144, the period of medieval prosperity was finally ended by the Hussite wars. The monastery reached a new flowering in the Baroque period, when the present-day Baroque complex was built with the participation of the leading architects Mathey, Santini and Dientzenhofer. The monastery was dissolved under Joseph II in 1785 and in the 19th century became the residence of the Austrian Chancellor Metternich. In 1995, the former monastery was declared a national cultural monument and today it is managed by the National Heritage Institute.
The monastery grounds consist of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the monastery and farm buildings, which include a granary with a Gothic royal chapel. Unique are the oak foundations of the convent, which were preserved by placing them under the water level of the Střela River floodplain.
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