The Prague astronomical clock is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working.
Formerly, it was believed that the Orloj was constructed in 1490 by clockmaster Jan Růže (also called Hanuš); this is now known to be a historical mistake. A legend, recounted by Alois Jirásek, has it that the clockmaker Hanuš was blinded on the order of the Prague Councillors so that he could not repeat his work; in turn, he broke down the clock, and no one was able to repair it for the next hundred years.
Thank you Lenka for this lovely clock card, so happy to receive this card
reminding me of the pleasure of standing in front of this clock and watching
the skeleton ring his bell :)
Sent: 2 May 2014 Received: 17 June 2014 Travelled: 46 days
