Prague - Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

(Local Name: Staromestská radnice / orloj) 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. This was apparently done to prevent him from creating any replicas. On the hour the clock comes to life with the 12 Apostles