Antibes, France
13th century/1747
Nantes, France
1434
Narbonne, France
1272
Aix-en-Provence, France
12th century
Tours, France
1170-1547
Quimper, France
1239
Troyes, France
1198
Vannes, France
c. 1020
Orange, France
12th century
Toulouse, France
13th century
Senlis, France
1153
Beauvais, France
1225
Montpellier, France
1364
Angers, France
12th-13th centuries
Rennes, France
17th century
Bayonne, France
13th century
Poitiers, France
1162
Forcalquier, France
13th century
Arras, France
1833
Auxerre, France
1215-1233
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.