Explore the historic highlights of Syracuse
Syracuse, Italy
7th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Syracuse, Italy
12th century
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Syracuse, Italy
1397
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
1232-1240
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
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1886
Syracuse, Italy
c. 1100
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
402-397 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
212 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1943
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.
Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.