Prague accommodation near Clementinum
Hotel U Zlatého stromu Praha, from category 4 star luxury hotels in Prague, is situated in Karlova Street in the Old Town, only a few steps from the Charles Bridge. In this unique location, hotel offer you luxurious accommodation in 19 double rooms and three apartments.
Hotel U Zlatého stromu is 80 m from Clementinum.
Prague Residence Royal Road offers comfortable, cosy and spacious apartments in center of Prague with a bedroom, living room, kitchen / dining room, on the 5th and 6th floor of historical house, with an elevator. Here you can enjoy fantastic view to the hundred towers and spires of Prague, specially from one side Old Town Square view and Prague Castle view from the other side.
Royal Road Residence is 80 m from Clementinum.
Bed & Breakfast U Lilie Praha, from category 3 star hotels in Prague, is situated only a few metres away from the Charles Bridge (Prague, Karluv most) and the Royal Route (Cisarska cesta) - one of the most interesting parts of Old Prague in terms of tourism. Pension U lilie offers accommodation in Prague in 17 rooms.
Pension U Lilie is 90 m from Clementinum.
Perfect Days Charles Bridge is 100 m from Clementinum.
Hotel Residence Liliova Praha, from category 3 star hotels in Prague, is situated in one of enchanting area of Prague centre, close to the Charles Bridge, and is ideal for those wishing to see the city by day and leave it at night for less busy areas. An excellent central Prague location, affordable prices and friendly personalised service are just some of what we offer at Residence Liliova.
Residence Liliova is 100 m from Clementinum.
Hotel Aurus is 110 m from Clementinum.
Hotel & Residence At The Black Star Praha (Hotel U Cerne hvezdy), from category 3 star Prague hotels, is newly opened hotel situated in the historical Prague centre. Only 250 metres from the Charles Bridge and just a few minutes walk from the Old Town Square. It is an ideal location right in the heart of the Old Town. The building of the Black star is proclaimed within the Prague cultural preservation which was listed on the Unesco world heritage list in 1993.
Hotel U Černé hvězdy is 110 m from Clementinum.
Hotel Clementin Prague Old Town, from the category 4 star romantic Prague hotels, is situated in the heart of the historical centre of Prague, between famous Charles Bridge and Old Town Square. Rarity of this Prague hotel is the minimum width of the house (3.28 m), making it the narrowest preserved house in Prague.
Hotel Clementin is 110 m from Clementinum.
U Červené boty hotel Praha, from category 4 star hotels in Prague, is located right in the historical centre of Prague, a few steps from the Old Town Square and the Charles Bridge. The house is one of the oldiest buildings in the Old Town. It was built in the 17th century and renovated in the year 1996.
Hotel U červené boty is 120 m from Clementinum.
Palac U Kocku Praha, from category 3star Prague hotels, is perfectly located in the historical Prague centre. Next to the Old Town Square with its famous Astronomical Clock - Orloj and the Charles Bridge on the old King´s road with excellent public transport connections (tram and metro).
Palac U Kočků is 120 m from Clementinum.
Hotel Charles Bridge Palace is situated in heart of historical centre of Prague, just a few steps from Charles Bridge and Old Town Square. Near to the hotel is situated all important sights of city. Hotel offers accommodation in 2 to 4-bedded rooms and in apartments. In all rooms is free internet concection. Parking is possible in the private car park, which is near to the hotel. There is a free wifi in the entire hotel building.
Charles Bridge Palace is 140 m from Clementinum.
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Clementinum
The Clementinum (Klementinum in Czech) 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. In 2005, the Czech National Library received the UNESCO Jikji prize (Memory of the World).
The Clementinum (Klementinum in Czech) 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. In 2005, the Czech National Library received the UNESCO Jikji prize (Memory of the World).
History
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.
The National Library was founded in 1781 and from 1782 the Clementinum was a legal deposit library. In 1918 the newly established Czecho-Slovak state took over the library. Since 1990, it has been the National Library. It contains a collection of Mozartiana, material pertaining to Tycho Brahe and Comenius, as well as historic examples of Czech literature. The architecture is a notable example of Baroque architecture and Clementinum, covering 20,000 square metres, is the second largest complex of buildings in Prague after the Prague Castle. For several years before 2006, there was an on-going debate on the possibilities of expanding the space for future library collections, as the room in the current Clementinum buildings is expected to reach its limit by 2010. On Jan 10, 2006, the Prague authorities decided to sell the city-owned property located in the area of Letná near the Prague center, to the National Library. In Spring 2006, an international architectural design competition for the new building was put up. An architect who won the competition is Jan Kaplický, but his winning was infirmed, so the Czech National Library is still waiting for its final project.
Curiosities
- At one time the Clementinum was known as the third largest Jesuit college in the world.
- The oldest weather recording in the area of the Czech lands started in Clementinum in the year 1775. The recording continues through the present day.
- The Clementinum is mentioned in "The Secret Miracle" by Jorge Luis Borges. The main character has a dream of the library of Clementinum where the librarians look for God in the books of the library. One of the librarians says:
God is in one of the letters of one of the pages of one of the four hundred thousand books of Clementinum. My fathers and the fathers of my fathers have looked for this letter; I myself have gone blind looking for it. So, a reader enters and delivers an atlas for the main character, saying that this atlas is useless. The main character opens the book at random, and find a map of India, touching one of its minimum letters and, then, finds God.
- The Baroque library hall inside Clementinum is known for its beautiful interior, including ceiling artwork by Jan Hiebl.