MONASTERY OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS WITH THE RED STAR AND THE RUINS OF JUDITH BRIDGE
Monastic church and Romanesque bridge
The Monastery of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star adjacent to the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is the home monastery of the original Bohemian religious order of knights established by Agnes of Bohemia. The foundation stone for the…
PRAŠNÝ MOST (POWDER BRIDGE)
With the Habsburg accession to the Bohemian throne after the Battle of Mohács (1526), Prague Castle was extensively reconstructed into a Renaissance residence which was most reflected in the adaptation of the adjacent area behind the Brusnice Stream…
KOTLÁŘOVSKÝ HOUSE WITH THE JUDITH BRIDGE REMAINS
Remains of the Romanesque Bridge and Paving
The location of the house and its closest vicinity is associated with Judith Bridge – a prominent building technology monument which has not survived. Vladislaus II, Duke and later King of Bohemia, and his wife Judith of Thuringia initiated…
