CoA of Strahov Premonstratensian Abbey / Znak Premonstrátského opatství na Strahove - Strahov Abbey (Prague)
N 50° 05.196 E 014° 23.255
33U E 456188 N 5548438
Depicted stone coat of arms of Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov (Královská kanonie premonstrátu na Strahove) You can find together with Marian crest on western gate of the Strahov Abbey.
Waymark Code: WMNJVV
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/25/2015
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Depicted stone coat of arms of Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov (Královská kanonie premonstrátu na Strahove) You can find together with Marian crest on western gate of the Strahov Abbey.
Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov is a Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1143 by Bishop Jindrich Zdík, Bishop John of Prague, and Duke Vladislav II. It is located in Strahov, Prague, Czech Republic.
The monumental Baroque entrance gate is work of prominent architect of the Baroque period in Bohemia, Anselmo Martino Lurago, from 1742. The gate is decorated by waymarked CoA and also by statue of St. Norbert by Czech Rococo sculptor and carver Jan Antonín Quittainer.