Carolinum Zürich - Kreuzgang Grossmünster 2015-11-06 17-07-31
Carolinum may refer to: *Carolinum, Zürich, the former ''Prophezei'' or ''Prophezey'' of the Grossmünster priory in Zürich in Switzerland *Carolinum, the oldest name of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic ** Karolinum, the main historical building of Charles University See also Carolinium Carolinium and berzelium were the proposed names for new chemical elements that Charles Baskerville believed he had isolated from the already known element thorium. History During his time at the University of North Carolina, Baskerville experi ...

Carolinum, Zürich
The Carolinum (sometimes ''Prophezei'' or ''Prophezey'') is the predecessor educational institution of the theological faculty of the University of Zürich, established in 1525. As building, it is part of the former cloister of the ''Grossmünster Chorherrenstift'' in Zurich, Switzerland. Grossmünster and Carolinum (''Ehemalige Mädchenschule am Grossmünster'') are listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class A object. History An institutionalized academic education in History of Zürich, Zürich dates back to the medieval collegiate and city schools. In the late European Middle Ages, a ''Carolinum'' associated to the Grossmünster priory and its canons was mentioned. On occasion of the Reformation in Zürich, it even became an important rule for the training of prospective Protestant theologians. As other educational institutions, it is named after ''Charlemagne'' (''Carol'' or Swiss-German ''Karl''). The reformer Hul ...
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Charles University
Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the oldest university north of the Alps and east of University of Paris, Paris. Today, the university consists of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Plzeň. History Medieval university (1349–1419) The establishment of a medieval university in Prague was inspired by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV. He requested his friend and ally, Pope Clement VI, to create the university. On 26 January 1347, the pope issued the bull establishing a university in Prague, modeled on the University of Paris, with all four faculty (division), faculties, including theology. On 7 April 1348 Charles, the king of Bohemia, gave to the established university privileges and immunities from the se ...
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Karolinum
Karolinum (formerly Latin: ''Collegium Carolinum'', in Czech ''Karlova kolej'') is a complex of buildings located in the Old Town of Prague. Karolinum, the seat of the Charles University, is one of the oldest dormitories situated in Central Europe. The dormitory was named after the Emperor Charles IV. History Shortly after the establishment of Charles University in 1348, the young institution encountered several organizational problems. One of the major complications was the lack of lecture and accommodation rooms for teachers and students. Emperor Charles IV, apparently inspired by the organization of the Sorbonne college in Paris and by the newly founded universities in Kraków (1364) and Vienna (1365), decided to donate to the school a new college. In 1366, the university received the house of the Jew Lazar, located in the Prague's Old Town. However, the school was given appropriate rooms only in the early 1380s by Wenceslaus, the son of Charles IV. Wenceslaus chose a re ...
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