The St Agnes Convent (Anežský klášter) can be seen from the surface of the Vltava on its right bank in the Old Town. It was founded by Princess Agnes of Bohemia and her brother, King Wenceslas I. Its origin is dated to 1233–1234, making it one of the first such large Gothic buildings in our country. Agnes herself then became its first abbess.
The monastery complex consists of the conventual church of St Francis, the Friars Minor monastery, the nave of the women's church, the square cloister, the monastery kitchen, the chapel of St Mary Magdalene, the church of St Salvator, the chapel of St Barbara, the boundary wall and the abbess's house.
Over the following centuries the monastery underwent many changes and interventions, including Renaissance and Baroque alterations, which were removed during the extensive long-term reconstruction in the 20th century. Since 1978 the monastery has been a national cultural monument and houses one section of the National Gallery in Prague, with the current exhibition Medieval Art in Bohemia and Central Europe 1200–1550.
You can admire the historic buildings of the St Agnes Convent from the deck of our boats and steamboats. You'll see the convent during our Prague Grand Cruise.
