Astronomical Clock
Monday, July 19, 2010Prague's Astronomical Clock is the most popular attraction on the Old Town Square. The clock was constructed by Mikuláš z Kadaně and Jan Šindel in the 15th century. It has three main components, the astronomical dial which represents the position of the Sun and Moon, a calendar dial which stands for the months and "The Walk of the Apostles" which shows a procession of the Apostles on an hourly basis.
The 8 figures around the clock where added later. On the main dial are 4 animated figures: Vanity admiring himself in the mirror, Avarice waving a bag of money, Death ringing the bell and a Turk shaking his head.
Around the calender dial are 4 figures which are not animated. They are a chronicler, an angel, an astronomer and a philosopher.
View location in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Jurgen Huibers
Jurgen Huibers
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2 comments:
This clock is fantabulous!!
Amazing!. Trotter has something different to offer in his Blog Trotter 1 where he covered Jaipur in India
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