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 ...

PRAGUEPRAGUE — Four wooden figures on the Czech capital’s famous medieval astronomical clock have been removed for repairs. Clock keeper Petr Skala said Friday that the figures need a regular fix of ...

Google has celebrated the 605 th anniversary of the Prague Astronomical Clock, one of the oldest functioning timepieces in the world, with a new Doodle. The Doodle replaces the search engine’s second ...

In Prague this week. The ‘old city’ section is a treat for history of science buffs. We managed to get a perch in front of the medieval astronomical clock in the Square. This is the oldest operating ...

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 ...