Prague – Astronomical Clock
If I can I like to find an alternative interpretation to the weekly challenge and this week I have chosen the Astronomical Clock in Prague because there is only ONE of them in the World because after it was finished the city authorities were so pleased with it that they blinded its creator just so that he couldn’t make another one elsewhere.
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Prague – Astronomical Clock
After a second glass of the excellent beer we wandered over to take up a good position to see the famous and unique astronomical clock that stands in the centre of the square strike eleven. It really was very impressive to look at but not nearly so good that it justified the city authorities blinding its creator after it was completed just so that he couldn’t make another one elsewhere.
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After lunch we re-examined some of the side streets off the old town square and debated whether to watch the astronomical clock again but decided that we probably couldn’t stand the excitement twice in one day so went instead to look inside the Church of St Nicholas standing on one corner of the square.
It was a nice church, but much like any other and it didn’t take long to complete the visit. Back outside I was forced to concede that the sun was probably not coming out today and that was a shame because the overcast sky had a bleaching effect on the attractive pastel facades of the buildings that really needed strong sunlight to show them off to best effect.
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After a second glass of the excellent beer we wandered over to take up a good position to see the famous astronomical clock that stands in the centre of the square strike eleven. It really was very impressive to look at but not nearly so good that it justified the city authorities blinding its creator after it was completed just so that he couldn’t make another one elsewhere.
Posted in Czech Republic, Europe, History, Prague, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Czech Republic, Prague, Prague Astronomical Clock, St Wenceslas, Staropramen, Wenceslas Square
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