With the weather being nice and the weekend crowds down I decided to just wander around the city, using the trams to pop from one end to the other.
This is, I believe, a concert hall. Not the only one in the city, just the largest
Here is a great view of the Prague Castle complex.
These are synagogs in the Jewish quarter
And I did not get to the inside of this church
I was constantly mesmerized by the detail to the exteriors of so many buildings
The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square. The clock mechanism itself has three main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; “The Walk of the Apostles”, a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures—notably a figure of Death (represented by a skeleton) striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. According to local legend, the city will suffer if the clock is neglected and its good operation is placed in jeopardy; a ghost, mounted on the clock, was supposed to nod its head in confirmation. According to the legend, the only hope was represented by a boy born on New Year’s night. And on the hour the two doors above the clock open an the twelve apostle march by. The clock itself is being refurbished so the hands don’t move but the chips and figures still do to the pleasure of the couple hundred of us watching below.
This Old Town Hall complex with the Clock Tower on the end consists of 5 buildings some of which were open to visit
And here are the Twelve from the inside
And from the top observation point, thankfully accessed via a lift, there is Prague.
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