Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady

The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady is 700 years old and located next to the Mendel Museum. 

The church was built between 1323 and 1134.  

Queen Elizabeth Richeza, the widow of King Václav II, was the key patron for the church's construction.

In 1987, Pope John Paul II designated the church as a minor basilica. 

On the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, every 15 August, there's a pilgrimage that ends at the basilica honouring the Virgin Mary as the Protector of Brno.