The Břevnov Monastery, founded by St. Vojtěch and Duke Boleslav II in 993, is the oldest monastery in the Czech lands. The medieval character of this Benedict abbey was entirely suppressed by later modifications made between 1709 and 1720 under the direction of experienced architects of that time-Kryštof and Kilián Ignác   Dienzenhofer. The interiors have preserved a number of baroque- and classicism-style halls, including the notable Teresian Hall with its magnificent ceiling frescos. The church of St Margaret was built by Kryštof Dientzenhofer between 1709 and 1716. We enter through southern entrance, at the threshold of which there is a marble memorial plaque with significant dates from the history of the monastery. The plaque also displays the personal initials of the abbot Otmar, who ordered its mounting at the completion of the structure of the church in 1715.

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