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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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Spent a few hours last night putting together a series of Rainmeter, CDArtDisplay, and Launchy skins to hash out a theme based on the Flip Clock config I previously did.
I will release the configs as soon as I get permission from all of the authors that I have liberally borrowed from. I will then upload the suite to my website (www.architectrio.com/projectvirus.html). As shown by the second screenshot all of these skins are standalone, so they should blend in nicely with any other config you're using.
Stuff you can download without me uploading them:
Wallpaper, cleverly named "Green Grass and Blue Sky"
Iconize Windows Taskbar with EnhanceMyXP
Remove Start Button with StartKiller
Special thanks to some Lifehacker group members who have motivated me to design and put up some new stuff - although they don't know it since I only secretly admired their work and didn't comment on their uploads:
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.
Clock tower added in 1930 when the entrance to the pier was rearranged for the widening of the promenade. Made of steel frame and timber cladded in zinc, painted black with gold-coloured detailing. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex)
Every hour, the mechanical figure of Lady Godiva rides in front of Peeping Tom on this clock in Broadgate, Coventry
A "mystery clock" on display as part of the "Jazz Age" exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
A "mystery clock" is a timepiece whose hands appear to "float". Such timepieces were fashionable between 1900 and 1940.
This clock was made about 1921 by Cartier, a French jewelry firm established in Paris by Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) in 1847. In 1916, his grandson, Jacques Cartier, emigrated to the United States and opened a New York City branch of the business on Fifth Avenue.
The actual designer of this timepiece is not known. The creator of the movement is not known. The piece itself is made of gold, platinum, ebonite, citrine, diamonds, and enamel. Ebonite (or Vulcanite) is a very hard artificial resin created by Charles Goodyear in 1844. Citrine is a yellow to brownish-red variety of quartz (the second-most used quartz gemstone after amethyst).
This clock was first owned by Anna Thompson Dodge, wife of automobile manufacturer Horace Dodge.
#CMAJazzAge
The last picture of London for a while, although the LONDON 2010 set has not been finished, there will be more uploads to come later in the month.
For tomorrow and the next week: Bristol Balloon Fiesta, 15.08.10.
Watch the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2010 set for uploads at the fiesta.
For London, see set: London 2010
(A close-up on my telephoto lens of the clock on Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London UK.
The ormolu Louis XV style cartel clock from the First Class Lounge of the RMS Olympic. It was originally located at the aft end of the room, on the port side of the curved wall that concealed the No. 3 Funnel casing. On the opposite (starboard) side of the 18' mahogany book case that stood across the centre of the wall, was located a second cartel timepiece in similar Louis XV style. This second timepiece was not a clock but a date indicator.
To the best of current knowledge, it is thought that this area on "Titanic" would have been identical.
24th November 2016.
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.
For some reason, the QFC was built with two of these weird clock towers, with this one on the side of the store (back relative to the interior), facing the neighboring park. (The entrance road shown here is a temporary addition due to the construction surrounding the store.) It's probably just me, but the proportions seem way off (too short and squat) on these towers. The time displayed seems reasonable for when I was there, however, so maybe they actually work!
I am a very lucky girl lately! :)
big big thanks to gaia for making me this hat in my favorite-est color combo. we love it so much!
At Rio's harbor.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Have an "in time" day. :-)
To direct contact me / Para me contactar diretamente: lmsmartinsx@yahoo.com.br
Standing majestically close to the city centre of Chester on Eastgate Street, is the Eastgate clock. Chester's best known land mark and the second most photographed clock in the world after Big Ben. The clock was placed on the Eastgate in 1899 and commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee of 1897. The wrought-iron was made by John Douglas's cousin James Swindley of Handbridge. This clock is by J. B. Joyce of Whitchurch. Until 1974 it was hand wound once a week.
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