Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock, Prague, Czech Republic
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In every hour there is an interesting and not very 21st century performance going on. Two door open in the clock and 4 medieval symbols of evil start to shake and dance under the quaint supervision of the 12 holy apostles. The 4 evil persons include a Turk and a Jew, this latter is now politely called Greed. :)
Address:
Old Town Square 1/3, 110 00 Prague 1-Old Town, Czech Republic
Price:
About $3 for adults and $2 for kids.
On the web:
http://www.pis.cz/
To take revenge, Hanus threw himself into the clock and died, making his work inoperable for more than a hundred years.Reply
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