Amsterdam, Netherlands
1898-1900
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1896-1903
Amsterdam, Netherlands
17th century
Leiden, Netherlands
1655
Maastricht, Netherlands
1280-1298
Breda, Netherlands
1267
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
1740
Valkenburg, Netherlands
1115
Utrecht, Netherlands
1924
Franeker, Netherlands
1774-1781
Lemmer, Netherlands
1920
Veenhuizen, Netherlands
1823
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
13th century
Wageningen, Netherlands
1500-1526
Bolsward, Netherlands
1281
Haarlem, Netherlands
13th century
Sassenheim, Netherlands
13th century
Batenburg, Netherlands
c. 1300
Heusden, Netherlands
13th century
Amersfoort, Netherlands
1941
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.