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The Tower
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This clock was installed in 1410 making it the 3rd oldest clock in the world and the oldest working clock. The clock was installed on the tower of the Town Hall.
Some of the tower on the right side was damaged and the building attached all but flattened in 1945 when the Nazis shelled the square. They claimed that illegal broadcasting was coming from the tower.
Check out the link below to see the clock show which occurs every hour from 9am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk9lwsenZOo
The clock has 4 components on it- Astronomical Dial, Stationary Background, Zodiac Ring and Old Czech Timescale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Astronomical_Clock
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Dial/face
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Vanity and Greed
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Death and The Turk
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The skeleton represents Death, the Turk...Pleasure and the other 2 figures on the other side, Vanity and Greed.. He rings the bell summoning them to burn in hell but they resist...watch the video.
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