Clocks involving mechanical figures often tell a story. In Prague, the astronomical clock set into the Old Town Hall Tower shows the procession of the Twelve Apostles, as the hour strikes from 9am ...

German troops file past the famous Astronomical Clock (right) in March 1939. The clock would later be seriously damaged by the Nazis and during fighting to drive them from Prague. A giant portrait ...

one of the best places to get a bird's-eye view of the city and the Prague Astronomical Clock, a beautiful timepiece dating back to the 1400s. Other architectural highlights found within the ...

one of the best places to get a bird's-eye view of the city and the Prague Astronomical Clock, a beautiful timepiece dating back to the 1400s. Other architectural highlights found within the ...

Prague offers so much more than alluring ... The most famous landmark here, of course, is the Astronomical Clock. Rather than joining the throng for the hourly procession of the 12 Apostles ...