Prague - Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock Staromestská radnice (orloj)
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The Old Town Hall (Staromestská radnice) on Prague's Old Town Square is no longer an administrative center. Instead, it seems the building's main purpose is to attract tourists. Drawing the crowds, which gather around the building at the top of the hour, is the Astronomical Clock (orloj) that adorns the Old Town Hall. The Astronomical Clock was designed by Mikulás of Kadan and built in 1410. It was later redesigned in the late 1400s and the artists in charge or the reconstruction is said to have been blinded following the completion of the project.
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The Old Town Hall has some other interesting attributes, and is actually a complex consisting of several buildings. A Gothic doorway marks the main entrance and visitors should consider having a look inside. Occasionally art exhibitions are held here. There is also a chapel on site, built in 1381, and the basement, which is sometimes open to visitors, is the old prison. Visitors can go to the top of the Old Town Hall tower, either via stairs or an elevator, for fine views out over Prague.
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Old Town Hall in Prague.
Astronomical clock in Old Town Square, Prague.
Old Town Square, Prague.
Horse and carriage in Old Town Square, Prague.
The Old Town Hall in Prague.
