Stari Grad, Croatia
4th century BCE
Buscemi, Italy
644 BCE
Lentini, Italy
5th century BC
Caltanissetta, Italy
2300 BCE
Alcamo, Italy
7th century BCE
Prizzi, Italy
7th century BCE
Sammichele di Bari, Italy
6th century BCE
Patras, Greece
1500 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.