Friday Google celebrates the 605 years of the Astronomical Clock Prague, a marvel of watchmaking world that has set the pace of European history since the fourteenth century.
“The hands of astronomical clock in Prague have measured a staggering amount of history. It anterior Shakespeare for more than a century, and had been in operation for two years before the birth of Joan of Arc “, reported on its Internet giant commemorative text.
” The Doodle today honors a magnificent achievement in engineering and medieval cultural reference whose symbolism, design and repair intermittent are a remarkable record of the past in Europe “, reported the Internet giant” they add.
Located in the capital of the Czech Republic, the clock known as the Clock, attracts tourists to Old Town Square in Prague throughout the year. But it’s not just about their age, the show offered every hour, makes the move to stop any visitor to the city.
The device consists of three main parts . The first one, an astronomical quadrant, besides indicating 24 hours a day, represents the positions of the sun and moon in the sky.
Another part is composed of the animated figures including “The Walk of the Apostles”, a clockwork showing, when the clock strikes the hour, the figures of the twelve Apostles. And finally circular calendar with medallions representing the months of the year.
This century masterpiece was about to be destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, but fortunately resisted the attacks and after thorough and extensive work was put back into operation after 1948
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