Astronomical Clock

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astronomical clock cultural monument medieval clock tourist attraction

The Astronomical Clock in Prague is a medieval timepiece and astronomical instrument famous for its intricate mechanical design and hourly animated figures, making it one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Prague Astronomical Clock 3
Prague Orloj 1
Pražský orloj 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical clock ⓘ
cultural monument ⓘ
medieval clock ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Astronomical Clock ⓘ
surface form: Prague Orloj

Astronomical Clock ⓘ
surface form: Pražský orloj
astronomerAssociated Jan Šindel ⓘ
city Prague ⓘ
coDesigner Jan Šindel ⓘ
completionDate 1410 ⓘ
country Czech Republic ⓘ
designer Mikuláš of Kadaň ⓘ
function shows calendar information ⓘ
shows position of Moon ⓘ
shows position of Sun ⓘ
shows time ⓘ
shows zodiac signs ⓘ
hasPart Apostles’ figures ⓘ
Moon indicator ⓘ
Sun indicator ⓘ
animated figures ⓘ
astronomical dial ⓘ
calendar dial ⓘ
figure of Greed ⓘ
figure of Vanity ⓘ
figure of the Turk ⓘ
rooster figure ⓘ
Thanatos ⓘ
surface form: skeleton figure of Death

zodiac ring ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ
inception 1410 ⓘ
locatedIn Czech Republic ⓘ
Old Town Hall, Prague ⓘ
Old Town Square ⓘ
surface form: Old Town Square, Prague

Prague ⓘ
locatedOn southern wall of Old Town Hall tower ⓘ
material metal ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
mechanicalDesigner Mikuláš of Kadaň ⓘ
movementType mechanical ⓘ
notableFeature complex astronomical dial ⓘ
hourly animated procession of the Apostles ⓘ
medieval mechanical design ⓘ
significantEvent damaged during Prague Uprising in May 1945 ⓘ
significantReconstruction 1865–1866 ⓘ
1948 ⓘ
style Gothic ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
touristActivity viewed by crowds every hour ⓘ
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Prague ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Astronomical Clock → alsoKnownAs → Astronomical Clock ⓘ
subject surface form: Prague Astronomical Clock
this entity surface form: Pražský orloj
Astronomical Clock → alsoKnownAs → Astronomical Clock ⓘ
subject surface form: Prague Astronomical Clock
this entity surface form: Prague Orloj
Old Town Square → hasClock → Astronomical Clock ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prague Astronomical Clock
Old Town Square → hasLandmark → Astronomical Clock ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prague Astronomical Clock
this entity surface form: Prague Astronomical Clock
Prague → knownFor → Astronomical Clock ⓘ