Venice, Italy
1496
Venice, Italy
1600
Milan, Italy
1865-1877
Rome, Italy
1732-1762
Venice, Italy
1588-1591
Rome, Italy
1723-1725
Turin, Italy
1842
Palermo, Italy
1554
Milan, Italy
1778
Verona, Italy
Catania, Italy
1434
Naples, Italy
1737
Palermo, Italy
1897
Como, Italy
1813
Rome, Italy
6th century BC
Verona, Italy
100 BC
Milan, Italy
1807-1838
Padua, Italy
1636
Milan, Italy
1609
Padua, Italy
1222
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.