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The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj [pra?ski? ?rl?i]) is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction.
The Orloj is composed of 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; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months.
The oldest part of the Orloj, the mechanical clock and astronomical dial, dates back to 1410 when it was made by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadan and Jan Šindel, the latter a professor of mathematics and astronomy at Charles University.
Later, presumably around 1490, the calendar dial was added and clock facade decorated with gothic sculptures.
In 1552 it was repaired by Jan Taborský, clock-master of Orloj, who also wrote a report on the clock where he mentioned Hanuš as maker of the clock.
The Orloj stopped working many times in the centuries after 1552, and was repaired many times. In the 17th century moving statues were added, and figures of the Apostles were added after major repair in 1865-1866.
The Orloj suffered heavy damage on May 7 and especially May 8, 1945, during the Prague Uprising, when Germans directed incendiary fire from several armored vehicles and an anti-aircraft gun to the south-west side of the Old Town Square in an effort to silence the provocative broadcasting initiated by the National Committee on May 5. The hall and nearby buildings burned along with the wooden sculptures on the Orloj and the calendar dial face made by Josef Mánes. The machinery was repaired, the wooden Apostles restored by Vojtech Sucharda, and the Orloj started working again in 1948, but only after significant effort [1].
There exists a good deal of misinformation relating to the construction of the Orloj . For a long time it was believed that the Orloj was constructed in 1490 by clockmaster Jan Ruže (also called Hanuš) and his assistant Jakub Cech. Another fictitious story involves the clockmaker Hanuš being blinded on the order of the Prague Councillors.
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The clock in my classroom doesn’t work - and it’s always 6:27. So, I made a sign for this coming school year. Maybe it’ll bring a smile I won’t see behind the masks.
Europe - Italy - Padua - Astronomic clock built in 1477 - copy of original clock built in 1344 by Giovanni Dondi - The clock sign Hours, Minutes, Day, Date, Month, Moon, and Astrologic place. The Tower was built by Giovanni Maria Falconetto.
Looking to fill my time during lockdown. A multiple image of my grandfather clock face. Original image heavily cropped lighting adjusted, colour corrected, style & vignette added.
I built this working cuckoo clock out of Lego bricks. It's using a quartz movement that I modified to work with the lego bricks.
The clock was designed in Bricksmith and I bought most of the parts through Bricklink.
A video of the clock in action is available at Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v3BFXiamNA
Part of a motion graphics class project I made into a desktop wallpaper.
Original design by Dietrich Lubs & Dieter Rams.
Also, I'd love to make this into a screensaver.
www.recyclart.org/2017/01/tiki-time-clock/
A clock I created with Autocad, an etching laser, and a waterjet. It has LED backlighting with a remote garage battery. Made from junkyard plexiglass, foam, wiring, found LED's, and a battery harness. Painted the head brown with water-based paint because the foam was orange. Solider the harness to an off/on toggle switch.
The clock was designed for the Houses of Parliament in the 1840s by Benjamin Lewis Vuillamy who withdrew his design when he realised that it was a competition and not a firm commission. The clock was bought by Sir Samuel Morton Peto the owner of Somerleyton Hall who built the clock tower to house it.
Every hour, the mechanical figure of Lady Godiva rides in front of Peeping Tom on this clock in Broadgate, Coventry
IBM 13.5 inch Standard Issue Clock (replica with quartz movement)
$235.00 from Schoolhouse Electric and Supply Co
A faithful reproduction of the classic IBM clocks from the mid-20th century. Constructed with a spun steel case and domed glass lens. The dial features an original graphic treatment, circa 1947. Quartz movement with a continuous sweep second hand. Runs on one C battery.
The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. The oldest part of the Orloj, the mechanical clock and astronomical dial, dates back to 1410 when it was made by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel, the latter a professor of mathematics and astronomy at Charles University. (www.wikipedia.org)
Just above the Ice Delivery Company truck is a clock sign that belonged to Lurie's Jewelry at 1412 3rd Avenue. Myer Lurie was colocated with optometrist James Sender, who moved here in 1935.
Sender was previously the optometrist for jeweler Benn Tipp. Sender expanded into his own jewelry in 1953, when he moved into the former space of jeweler R. L. Cole at 108 Pike Street. Sender purchased Cole's clock as well. In 1961 Sender took up the offer of a tourist and sold the clock to him.
Also pictured here are:
- Peter J. Johnson, Tailor at 1416 3rd
- (Jim) Boldt's (Good) Eats at 1414 3rd
- The Hotel Sterling (which was possibly residences, as it did not advertise in the Seattle Times)
And the neighboring building,
- On the left, the jewelry store of Francis Sadler, who died suddenly in 1935.
- A confusing sign that seems to point to shopping at the Rialto Building, which was a few blocks away.
The Lurie / Sender storefront is now a Subway store (as well as the small residential entrance on the right). Boldt's is Samuel Jewelers, and Johnson's storefront has been converted into the entrance lobby to upstairs residential in the Sterling Building.
This photo is on the King County property card for parcel 197570-0335 at the Washington State Puget Sound Regional Archives.