Metz, France
13th century
Mirepoix, France
1298
Carpentras, France
1409
Béziers, France
13th century
Vitré, France
c. 1060
Perpignan, France
1324
Munster, France
660 AD
Metz, France
13th century
Grasse, France
1244
Saint-Omer, France
13th century
Sorde-l'Abbaye, France
10th century AD
Versailles, France
1743-1754
Digne-les-Bains, France
1490
Fréjus, France
5th century AD
Bayonne, France
1856-1869
Albert, France
1927-1931
Tours, France
1224
Metz, France
4th century AD
Auch, France
1489-1662
Arles, France
963 AD
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.