OF THE ASSUMPTION
OF THE VIRGIN MARY
IN BRNO
ISSUE OF THE COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
The church of the Cistercian nunnery at Mendel Square at the Old Brno was established in 1323 by the Queen Eliška Rejčka who was burried there by the Holy Cross altar in 1335. The church is remarkable for its horizontal plan made up of two lateral naves. The technology used to build up the church exclusively of bricks and only a minimum of stone was rare in the Czech Kingdom. The building whose original surface was allegedly plastered has today a fairfaced brickwork. The church is remarkable for its architectural elements, the so-called odd arcades, or high blind arcades with lancet arches. In the 19th century the monastery was the centre of education and culture in Brno.
