Bordeaux, France
1096
Paris, France
18th century
Rouen, France
1202
Saint-Émilion, France
12th century
Paris, France
1646
Paris, France
1685-1690
Colmar, France
1283-1364
Strasbourg, France
1874-1877
Nice, France
1650-1699
Saint-Émilion, France
14th century
Marseille, France
12th century
Metz, France
1220
Albi, France
1287-1480
Paris, France
1135
Paris, France
16th century
Carcassonne, France
1096
Avignon, France
1358
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
1110
Orange, France
1st century AD
Metz, France
1901
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.