Sofia, Bulgaria
4th century AD
Sofia, Bulgaria
11th century
Sofia, Bulgaria
1882-1912
Sofia, Bulgaria
6th century AD
Sofia, Bulgaria
1856-1863
Sofia, Bulgaria
1566
Sofia, Bulgaria
13th century
Kyustendil, Bulgaria
14th century
Nesebar, Bulgaria
13th century
Nesebar, Bulgaria
1609
Nesebar, Bulgaria
11th century
Nesebar, Bulgaria
11th century
Nesebar, Bulgaria
13th century
Sofia, Bulgaria
1905-1909
Nesebar, Bulgaria
13th century
Nesebar, Bulgaria
14th century
Nesebar, Bulgaria
9th century AD
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
c. 1100
Sofia, Bulgaria
1547/1901
Varna, Bulgaria
1886
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.