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    FAMOUS CLOCKS

    Nov 04, 2021 3 minutes

    1 PRAGUE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK

    PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

    Mounted on its tower in 1410, Prague’s Astronomical Clock is a sight to behold. Created by imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň, its uniqueness is a reflection of Prague’s multicultural community at that time. As a result, it never stopped evolving. In 1490, a calendar plate was added that always shifts to the next day at midnight, and the rotating lunar sphere system was made in 1659.

    But the clock and its tower didn’t escape World War II unscathed. An incendiary shell in

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