Staletá Praha 32, 2/2016, 73-83 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2016.2.04

To the recognition of medieval architecture of the Cyriac monastery in the Old Town of Prague
Zu der Erkenntnis der mittelalterlichen Architektur des Kloster der Kreuzherren mit dem Roten Herzen in der Prager Altstadt

Miroslav Kovář, Veronika Staňková

NPÚ, ú. o. p v Praze

Works of adaptation in the school building No. 886/I during the years 2010 and 2011 gave the possibility to verify earlier presumptions concerning the survival of monastery remains in the basement of current building. Operative documentation in advance followed by archaeological excavation confirmed this hypothesis. Remains of the monastery church of St. Cross were excavated under the floors of the cellar in the south wing and adjacent part of the yard, documenting a long history of its development since the second half of the 13th century to the demolition of the building in 1890. Also the secondary use of numerous fragments of the demolished church was discovered in the standing walls.

Keywords: Prague - Old Town - Cyriac monastery - church of St. Cross - operative documentation - archaeological excavation

Grants and funding:

Práce vznikla v rámci plnění výzkumného cíle NPÚ Archeologie - Průzkum a analýza nových historických pramenů k dějinám území ČR financovaného z institucionální podpory Ministerstva kultury na dlouhodobý koncepční rozvoj výzkumné organizace.

Published: December 15, 2016