The astronomical clock pražský orloj in prague is one of the highlights of old town square and one of the top sights in the entire city.
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As all astronomical clocks the orloj was designed for a specific place in this case.
Initially clocks the orloj included were tuned according to the local sun position and had to be continually corrected accordingly.
In 1566 the orloj was fully mechanized and since then the process has been automatic.
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In fact there were two sun dials on both sides of the location of the orloj clock and the remains of these on the old town hall walls were visible until 1911 when they were removed.
The upper part the astronomical dial is far more complicated.
The 71 year old skala who as a child would take clocks apart for fun to see how they work is in charge of the orloj s renovations replacing some of the more modern gears with a system closer.
The most sophisticated water powered astronomical clock was al jazari s castle clock considered to be an early example of a programmable analog computer in 1206 it was a complex device that was about 33 meters 108 feet high and had multiple functions alongside timekeeping.
Most tourist think its cool take and photo and move on but the clock is even cooler if you know how to read it.
As two clockmakers race against the curse of the orloj a curse that has already driven the city of prague to madness and death with the black plague these brothers will discover the price of trying to change history.
Directed by christoph schrewe.
The clock was first installed in 1410 making it the third oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still operating.
It included a display of the zodiac and the solar and lunar orbits and a pointer in the shape of the crescent moon.
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It is a kind of astrolabe or a simplified planetarium showing the current position of celestial objects.
The clock itself is made of 3 parts the astronomical dial shown to the right the walk of the apostles figurines and the zodiac dial on.