Google is celebrating the 605th anniversary of one of the oldest working time-telling devices of its kind, the Prague Astronomical Clock, with a special Doodle depiction. Located in the capital of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Some clocks just go “tick tock.” A few do astronomical things. By fall, the Clock Tower standing silently in Czech Village will sing and dance, and show the phases of the sun ...

The clock – formally the Great Clock – has four 23ft diameter dials, each with 14ft minute hands, 9ft hour hands and is illuminated by 28 energy efficient 85-watt bulbs.

The ornate clock, known as the Orloj, is one of Prague's most recognised touristic spectacles, and is located in the Old Town Square in the centre of the city.Its hourly shows draw curious ...

HAGERSTOWN — $101,750 for a clock. It’s a tall clock — almost nine feet high. It’s also pretty impressive, with four dials that show the hour, date, day of week and month of the year, plus ...

PRAGUE. In the heart of Prague, the world’s oldest functioning astronomical clock continues to draw visitors from far and wide. The over 600-year-old piece of medieval machinery is one of the ...

Check out [illusionmanager]’s Astronomical Clock which not only tells time, but shows the the positions of the planets in our solar system, the times of sunrise and sunset, the phases of the ...

The astronomical clock has been repaired many times throughout the years, and the moving gears and components restored. On May 8, 1945, the tower nearly collapsed during Nazi attacks in World War II.

This is an astronomical clock made by Song I-yeong, who was an astronomy professor in 1669 during the reign of King Hyeonjong of Joseon. The diameter of the clock is 40 centimeters (15.74 inches ...

The designers of Olomouc's astronomical clock had their sights set on the long term. They were "optimists," wrote the professional traveler Rick Steves. "The mechanism displaying the year is ...