Klementinum












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            Klementinum [ URL "https://prague.eu/en/objevujte/the-clementinum-astronomical-tower-and-b
            library/"] , one of the largest building complexes in Europe (over 2 hectares), was built 
            the 16th and 18th centuries. Named after the much older St. Kliment’s church, Klementinum 

            point the third largest Jesuit college in the world, promoted to the status of a universit
            In addition to classrooms and dormitories, the Jesuits also built a library, print room, p
            theater and of course church buildings. Klementinum was merged with the Charles University

            with its library collections. The newly established Charles-Ferdinand University housed ph
            and theological faculties in Klementinum. The Jesuits had to leave Klementinum after the o

            disestablished in 1773, but the university remained. Thanks to its academic focus on astro
            mathematics, it became the oldest continuously recording meteorological station in Central
            1775). After the division of the university into Czech and German parts in 1882, only the 

            at the premises. In 1930, the philosophical faculty moved into a new building and Klementi
            main seat of the National Library.


            For more information and bookings (available dates, prices etc.) visit the Klementinum's w
            "https://prague.eu/en/objevujte/the-clementinum-astronomical-tower-and-baroque-library/"] 
            email klementinum(zavinac)prague.eu [ MAIL "klementinum(zavinac)prague.eu"] .


            The tour comprises the Baroque Library Hall with its beautiful fresco paintings and severa
            the Meridian Hall, and the Astronomical Tower which at a height of 68 meters presents a wo

            the historical center of Prague. It takes about 1 hour.