PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Havrda, Jan
AU  - Tryml, Michal
TI  - The Magdalenian and Dominican monasteries of St. Mary Magdalene in Malá Strana, Prague (An archaeological contribution to understanding their structural form)
DP  - 2009 Dec 15
TA  - Staletá Praha
PG  - 26--46
VI  - 25
IP  - 2
AID - 10.56112/sp.2009.2.03
IS  - 02316056
AB  - An extensive archaeological excavation during 2003-2005 enabled a building development analysis of the medieval church of St. Mary Magdalene, which was formerly integrated in a gothic Magdalenian monastery at Malá Strana. Later modifications of the church and the monastery between the 14th to 17th centuries were revealed. They culminated, in the 17th century, in a complete reconstruction for the use of a Dominican monastery, which existed on the same site between 1604-1784. The discovery of Romanesque structural remains predating the origins of the church opened the question of its predecessor. The exposed walling of the polygonal gothic east end of the church, which includes the altar foundations, were preserved in situ, conserved and with the minimum of modification, opened for public display. This is a positive response by the private developer to archeologically uncovered heritage monuments.