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Klaster Emauzy Review
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Kláster Emauzy
- Address: Vysehradska 49, cloister entrance on left at rear of church, Vysehrad, Prague, Bohemia
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Emmaus Monastery
- Category: Religious Sites
- Location: Nové Mesto
Fodor's Review:
Another of Charles IV's gifts to the city, the Benedictine monastery sits south of Karlovo námestí. It's often called Na Slovanech, literally "At the Slavs," which refers to its purpose when established in 1347: the emperor invited Croatian monks here to celebrate mass in Old Slavonic and thus cultivate religion among the Slavs in a city largely controlled by Germans. A faded but substantially complete cycle of Biblical scenes by Charles's court artists lines the four cloister walls. The frescoes, and especially the abbey church, suffered heavy damage from a raid by Allied bombers on February 14, 1945; it's believed they may have mistaken Prague for Dresden, 121 km (75 mi) away. The church lost its spires, and the interior remained a blackened shell until a renovation was begun in 1998; while the reconstruction work is ongoing, the church reopened to the public in 2003.
- Cost: 20 Kc
- Open: Weekdays 9-4
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