
zámek Zbraslav
The Zbraslav Château, or zámek Zbraslav, stands on the site of a powerhouse of medieval Bohemia: the Cistercian Abbey founded in 1292 by King Wenceslaus II. Today part of Prague, it is recognized as a national cultural monument, its Baroque elevations designed in the later phases of its long story and linked to the lineage of Jan Santini Aichel, though the abbey’s most famous era centers on its medieval foundations. This site was the royal necropolis for the late Přemyslid dynasty, a detail that reminds you of its regal ties and political weight in the Kingdom of Bohemia. The abbey produced pivotal chronicles, most notably the Zbraslav Chronicle by Peter of Zittau, a major source for 14th-century Bohemian history, and it safeguarded an emblematic Gothic treasure, the Madonna of Zbraslav, dating to the 1340s. …
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