Red Monastery - Reborn

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National cultural landmark, the Carthusians monastery, in Červený Kláštor, is one of the most important landmarks of its kind in Slovakia and it is the biggest and most important landmark administered by the Slovak Conservation Authority. The history of the origin of the monastery goes back to 1320, when it is established by Carthusian monks as the filial convent of the Spiš monastery on the Rock of retreat. The construction of the monastery itself started ten years later. In the 18th century, the monastery underwent partial construction adaptations that determined its present day shape. Main preserved structures of the premises are Gothic single-nave church, medieval monastery building with the refectory and calvary corridor, the so-called watch tower, farm buildings and the so-called timber dam with preserved houses for monks. The most precious wall paintings with artistic and historical value have been preserved in the church and the medieval rectory. The monastery   represents one of few preserved examples of monastic architecture of the Carthusian and Camaldolese orders in Slovakia and it is also important in the context of European cultural heritage. Currently, along with the museum, the object also includes historically acclaimed 18th century pub, shop with manually manufactures souvenirs and monastery herbs, the object also offers accommodation in the monastery.