Vence, France
12th century
Nîmes, France
1096
Ajaccio, France
1577-1593
Entrevaux, France
1609-1630
Elne, France
1069
Saint-Brieuc, France
14th century
La Rochelle, France
1742
Rodez, France
1276
Saintes, France
1450-1568
Mirepoix, France
1298
Carpentras, France
1409
Béziers, France
13th century
Perpignan, France
1324
Grasse, France
1244
Saint-Omer, France
13th century
Versailles, France
1743-1754
Digne-les-Bains, France
1490
Fréjus, France
5th century AD
Auch, France
1489-1662
Coutances, France
1210-1274
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.