Kraków, Poland
14th century
Wrocław, Poland
c. 1300
Gdańsk, Poland
1348-1350
Gdańsk, Poland
14th century
Warsaw, Poland
1952-1955
Gdańsk, Poland
1568-1571
Wrocław, Poland
1911-1913
Warsaw, Poland
1643
Toruń, Poland
1274
Gdańsk, Poland
1775-1787
Warsaw, Poland
17th century
Warsaw, Poland
1677-1696
Gdańsk, Poland
15th century
Gdańsk, Poland
1517
Łódź, Poland
1860s
Warsaw, Poland
1660
Pszczyna, Poland
17th century
Wrocław, Poland
1717
Warsaw, Poland
17th century
Białystok, Poland
1726
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.