Plasy Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded by the Bohemian King Vladislav II in 1145. The abbey was rebuilt between 1711 and 1740 on the initiative of Abbot Eugenius Tyttl. It consists of several buildings built by Jean-Blaise Santini and Jean-Baptiste Mathey, including the remarkable St. Benedict's Chapel. The original grandiose plans were not completely realised (in particular the absence of the new abbey church).
The Synagogue in Radnice is an Ashkenazi synagogue built at the end of the 18th century. The synagogue was rebuilt after the 1930s and in the 1990s. In use until the 1930s, this Baroque brick building now serves as a cultural centre.
Saint-Barthélemy Cathedral is a Gothic church with three naves founded at the end of the 13th century. The construction of the present building began after 1342 and became a cathedral with the foundation of the diocese of Pilsen in 1993.
The Great Synagogue of Pilsen is the largest in the Czech Republic. It was built between 1888 and 1892 in the Romanesque Revival style with Moorish elements according to the plans of the Viennese architect Max Fleischer. During the Second World War, the synagogue was used as a warehouse. After the war, it was used again for religious purposes until 1973, but by the end of the communist regime, it was almost abandoned.
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