Klášter minoritů u sv. Jakuba

tour of the monastery of minorities at St. Jakub and Prague with his eyes wide. Jakub around 1232. The land was redeemed from the Czech King Wenceslas I. The monasteries of begging orders were usually built on the outskirts of cities in the poor neighborhoods. Unusual location of this monastery directly in the city, along with the initiation of St. Jakub, who is not one of the traditional Franciscan saints, suggests an older history of this place. Jakub, where there are some of the most beautiful sounding organ Prague. This now mostly Baroque church hides an interesting reputation: the hand of a thief who wanted to steal votive gifts. The participants will also look into the Romanesque cellars that hide the oldest construction phase of the monastery. The ground floor hall of John of Luxembourg and Eliška Přemyslovna, decorated with Baroque paintings with Franciscan themes, was once witnessed by the royal feast of this royal couple. The tour also includes the Hortus Angelicus tomato and the Hortus Angelicus garden. On the 1st floor they visit the coronation hall, where you can look into the former monastic cells, which have already lost their original strict character. Jakub in the Old Town (Malá Štupartská 636/5)