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Clementinum

A huge former Jesuit college in the Old Town, with a breathtaking baroque library hall and an astronomical tower.

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Open
Guided tours every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Mariánské náměstí 5, 110 00 Prague 1Directions
Getting There
Staroměstská station (Metro line A).

Why Go

The Jesuits built the complex in the 17th and 18th centuries. Guided tours show the baroque library, with its globes and frescoed ceiling, and climb the astronomical tower, where weather records have been kept since 1775.

It's beside the Charles Bridge.

Nearby in Prague

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