Wednesday 5 June 2013

Strahovsky Klaster

A beautiful monastery with an even more beautiful library.


Outside the church. 

Inside the church.

Some of the illuminated manuscripts on display. 

 Model of a 17th century ship.

Armadillo in a curio cabinet. (These cabinets, with many specimens, were the fore-runners of modern museums.) 

Trompe l'oeil painting that makes the hallway look longer. 

Theology reading room. 

 Philosophy reading room.


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