Clocks involving mechanical figures often tell a story. In Prague, the astronomical clock set into the Old Town Hall Tower shows the procession of the Twelve Apostles, as the hour strikes from 9am ...
The clock tower, which was dedicated in September at a ceremony attended by Czech and Slovak dignitaries, was modeled after the famous Prague Orloj. The Cedar Rapids tower is the only orloj — a ...
Jonathan Stoneman gives his personal view in Comment. In front of Prague's old town clock tower, in a parade, the figure of death has just emerged from a door in the wall and is ringing in the ...
The thousands of people standing close together have not come to demonstrate, but are waiting for Prague's world-famous medieval astronomical clock to ... the Idiom book tower, an installation ...
Your tour includes the world’s oldest astronomical clock, Prague Castle and the Klementinum astronomical tower, then enjoy stargazing at the Stefanik Observatory. You will also explore the ...