Prague, Czech Republic - I’m going to run through the remainder of our Prague experience now in fairly short order, as we’re accumulating other experiences that you no doubt are eager to hear about and also, Prague is fading a bit in my memory. Before I dive into new stuff, I want to apologize for neglecting a few features of the clock in my previous post that are worth pointing out. These features are somewhat less dense than the various time keeping and astronomical functions addressed earlier. They include the “Walk of the Apostles” and the calendar dial. First, the apostles: Most people show up to see the astronomical clock specifically for this (so it’s a bit odd that I neglected to mention it). At the top of every hour, two doors open above the clock and the apostles appear in pairs. They march out, and then depart, making way for the next set of apostles. Below the apostles are four other figures, the most noticeable of which is a skeleton striking time on the hour and I gue...
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