Tag: Astronomical Clock

Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Hidden history of Prague – Old Town Square – P6

14 Dec 2021

Many of the merchants, brewers and tanners built houses for themselves near the square. Very soon after the houses started to appear, however, the inhabitants of the fledgling Old Town realised they had a problem. They were very close to the River Vltava, which provided them with a valuable trade route and means of carrying … More Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Hidden history of Prague – Old Town Square – P6

Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Astronomical Clock – P3

10 Dec 2021

The Prague Astronomical clock is a unique medieval monument . It was built under Charles , Bohemian King, who transformed Prague in to a European center of learning, Culture and Power. The Old town astronomical clock was built as one of the last medieval archaic astronomical clocks. The clock mechanism itself has three main components: … More Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Astronomical Clock – P3