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Staromestke Namesti Prague

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Given 2005-07-25

Something as simple as People by ~Alon-O can easily remind us how small we really are. Just one among many. And all unique. What a colorful capture! (Suggested by ~BR-DaRk-sOuL and Featured by `suzi9mm)

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:icontirol:
I really like this one :)

Kind of hypnotic :lol: The eye keeps exploring those people and i see two women looking at you :laughing:
:iconoutlawedpariah:
wow, awesome! what were they gathering for?
:iconalon-o:
Hi,
They were looking at the Astronomic Clock on the Gothic Town Hall


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The Astronomic Clock with Horologe

One of the best known sights of Prague, the Astronomic Clock on the southern wall of the Gothic Town Hall, delights its viewers as each hour strikes with a morality play performed by a 17-puppet cast. The 12 Apostles parade out of their window, a skeleton representing Death reverses an hourglass, the Greed and the Turk mock him, and a cock crows when it is all over. The clock is also a wonder of technology in its own right. The clock mechanism is a work of Mikulas of Kadan from 1410. The upper dial shows the hour the usual way, as well as the hour calculated from sunset to sunset. The inner dial with zodiac signs shows the current position of the sun, the moon and the planets. The lower dial is divided into 365 ticks, which make a full circle each year. The clock was rebuilt in its current form by Master Hanus in 1490. Legend has it that the Town Hall failed to pay him (others say he was blinded to make sure he did not build a copy of his clock elsewhere), so he scaled the tower, threw a spell in the works, and died on the spot. No one was able to fix the bug until 1572.
:iconaquiel:
I really have enjoyed this last batch of photos you've submitted...this is brilliant...you deserve way more views.
:iconalon-o:
Thanks Kaz, I believe that more views will come with time :-)

Yesterday I came back from a weekend in Prague. While I was there I didn't drop the camera down for a single second so this is the reason for the unusual big batch of pictures.
:iconoutlawedpariah:
wooow, that is cool :) do you have any pics of the clock?
:iconalon-o:
I have, but not so good

look here
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:iconsovereign:
WOW. how did you get a view like that :D awesome.
:iconalon-o:
tnx Belinda :-)
I was standing on top floor of the astronomic clock at the center of old Prague
:iconmeepit-vampire:
I think this is really awesome. When you look closely, you can see the different types of people with actions, what looks like a man pushing past someone, and then two people that look as if they were sisters that are really close. I really like this. =3

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