Strahov Monastery

Strahov Monastery - 3 min walk from Golden Horse House.

When it was founded in 1140 by an austere religious order, the Premonstratensians, Strahov rivaled the seat of the Czech sovereign in size. Destroyed by fire in 1258, it was rebuilt in the Gothic style, with later Baroque additions. Its famous library, in the theological and philosophical halls, is over 800 years old and despite being ransacked by many invading armies, is one of the finest in Bohemia. It is now a working monastery and the museum.