PRAGUE – Prague's fabled astronomical clock is returning to the Czech capital's picturesque Old Town Square after a complex repair operation restored the medieval landmark to its former glory. The 608 ...

Located in the Old Town Square, the Prague Astronomical Clock has been around since the 15th century, though it has required repairs many times over its history. This clock doesn't display the time of ...

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Pražský Orloj is regularly sighted on blogs and websites as one of the most disappointing attractions in Prague. Tourists expect some sort of grand performance at the ...

PRAGUE – Major repairs of Prague's Old City Hall have started, in a process that will see one of the Czech capital's major tourist attractions — the famous medieval astronomical clock — taken off site ...

Prague’s Staroměstské náměstí (Old Town Square), with the astronomical clock to the left (photo by Claire Voon) Legend has it that in the Middle Ages, there was a clockmaker so talented that he ...

In 2018, the iconic Orloj astronomical clock that has been the centerpiece of Prague’s Old Town Square for more than 600 years, was unveiled to the public after an extensive £2.1 million ($2.6 million ...

Last Sunday at noon I had the good fortune of being in Prague at the Old Town Hall, site of the Prague Astronomical Clock. Given our industry’s short design cycles and equally stunted useful life, ...

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