National Gallery Prague - Convent of St. Agnes — Attraction in Prague

A little difficult to find the entry of the Czech Gothic Pearl the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia. The entry is of the other side opposite the Building of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The Convent Gothic building is also large complex and that I needed walk around the building get into through the entry inside. First stop is the souvenir shop of the National Gallery which is the provider of this buildings and the shop has a good products such copies of art pictures for very cheap prices. I framed couple of them and look nice on my house walls. Regards the Convent is date back to 1260 and you feel the atmosphere of the past. Large rooms with high ceilings in Gothic structure were visible and remain centuries the same. The access was open no barriers walk inside around which was good touch and then on second floor is the Art Exhibition which is a unique Art pictures exhibition. I would say one of the best in Prague. In this review, although I attach only the Gothic Convent building photographs from ground floor inside and outside of...

The Saint Agnes Convent near Old Town is a hidden gem. Despite its large size it's easily glossed over as there's so much to see and do. The story of Anges the sister to Duke Václav / Wenceslaus the Good unfolds as you visit the Convent proper which is truly fascinating. The National Gallery which now presents the site to the public have also a wonderful Religious Art exhibition covering the early to later Medieval period. The interpretation throughout the site is so well done it is easy to spend either a short time or much longer time here. We spent three hours here and could have been there longer. There's a wonderful schools room, a chic looking restaurant which we did not have time to try sadly. The facilities where overall were very well designed. If you have a love affair with Prague this is a...

Dvojklášter ženského řádu klarisek a mužského řádu menších bratří byl založila ve 30. letech 13. století přemyslovská princezna Anežka Česká (kolem 1211–1282), spolu se svým bratrem králem Václavem I. Do nově zbudovaného kláštera záhy vstoupila a žila zde v čele řeholní komunity až do své smrti. Václav I. věnoval klášteru pozemek na pravém břehu Vltavy, výhodný svou polohou v sousedství špitálu. Jednou z nejstarších částí kláštera byl hlavní sakrální prostor - kostel sv. Františka. Konvent klarisek a kostel sv. Františka byly otevřeny v den Anežčina vstupu do řádu 25. března 1234. V další stavební etapě byla budována mužská část kláštera a kaple sv. Barbory spojená s boční lodí kostela sv. Františka. Dobu husitských válek přečkal klášter, oproti jiným, v dobrém stavu, sloužil jako zbrojnice a mincovna. Od roku 1978 je klášter národní kulturní památkou a pod záštitou Národní galerie, která zde původně vystavovala českého umění z 19. a přelomu 20. století. Dnes je zde umístěna stálá expozice Středověké umění v Čechách a střední Evropě.

The double-monastery of the female order of the Clarisees and of the male order of the smaller brethren was founded in the 1330s by the Přemyslid Princess Anežka Česká (around 1211-1282), together with her brother, King Václav I. She soon entered newly built monastery and lived here as the head of the religious community until her death. Václav I. donated the monastery a plot of land on the right bank of the Vltava River, advantageous by it´s location in the neighborhood of the hospital. One of the oldest parts of the monastery was the main sacral space - the Church of St. František. The Clarice Convention and the Church of St. František was opened on the day of Anežka´s entry into the order in March 25, 1234. In the next building phase, the male part of the monastery and the chapel of St. Barbora connected with the side boat of the Church of St. Františka were built. During the Hussite wars the monastery survived in good condition. Since 1978 the monastery has been a national cultural monument and under the auspices of the National Gallery, which originally exhibited Czech art from the 19th and the turn of the 20th century. Today there is a permanent exhibition of Medieval Art in Bohemia and...