Clementinum
A vast complex of Jesuit buildings beside Charles Bridge, begun in the 16th century. It houses the National Library, the richly frescoed Baroque Library Hall and an astronomical tower used for weather and time observations.
- Where
- Prague, Czechia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 50.0867, 14.4164
Get the Clementinum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Clementinum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Prague volume with your photos and a note.
Near Clementinum
Bethlehem Chapel 0.3 km
A reconstructed Gothic style chapel in the Old Town, founded in 1391 for sermons in Czech. The reformer Jan Hus preached here from 1402, and it became a cradle of the Bohemian Reformation.
Church of St Nicholas, Old Town 0.3 km
A Baroque church on Old Town Square, built in the 1730s by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer on the site of a Gothic church. Its white facade and crystal chandeliers make it a popular concert venue.
Maisel Synagogue 0.3 km
A synagogue in the Jewish Quarter, founded at the end of the 16th century by the mayor Mordechai Maisel and later rebuilt in neo Gothic style. It now holds an exhibition of Jewish history in the Czech lands.
Pinkas Synagogue 0.3 km
A Gothic synagogue at Široká 3 in Prague's Jewish Town, completed in 1535 and the second oldest surviving synagogue in the city. Its walls are inscribed with the names of Czech and Moravian Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and it is now part of the Jewish Museum.
Old Town Hall 0.3 km
A complex of medieval buildings on Old Town Square, founded in 1338, with a tall tower and the astronomical clock on its wall. Visitors can climb the tower for views over the Old Town rooftops.
Prague Astronomical Clock 0.3 km
A medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall, first installed in 1410. Every hour crowds gather to watch the figures of the Apostles pass in procession above the dials, which show the positions of the sun and moon.
Charles Bridge 0.3 km
A medieval stone arch bridge across the Vltava, begun in 1357 under King Charles IV. It is closed to traffic and lined with Baroque statues, and links the Old Town with the Lesser Town beneath Prague Castle.
Old Jewish Cemetery 0.3 km
A crowded burial ground in Josefov used from the 15th to the 18th century. Thousands of gravestones stand layered in a small space, and the oldest known one dates from 1439. Rabbi Loew is buried here.
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Questions
Where is Clementinum?
Clementinum is in Prague, Czechia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bethlehem Chapel (0.3 km), Church of St Nicholas, Old Town (0.3 km), Maisel Synagogue (0.3 km).
How do I get the Clementinum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Clementinum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Prague volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Clementinum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Prague volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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