Old Town Square - the historical center of old town.

Old Town Square - is the historical center of Prague's Old Town. It was formed in the place where the trade routes linking Prague city , intersected with the existing market there .Its historical significance on the right bank of the Vltava River can be compared with the value of the Prague Castle on the opposite river bank.

With an area related to a number of historical events , grand and tragic , included in the thousand-year history of the city.

In 1422It was a place of execution of one of the leaders of the Hussite movement Zhelivskogo Jan . In 1458 witnessed the election of Czech King George of Podebrady , a place of execution in 1621 the leaders of 27 antigabsburgskoy rebellion ( the place of execution marked a cross on the pavement in front of City Hall ). Currently, most of the area turned into a pedestrian zone.In the center - Prague is the meridian which in medieval times was determined , and a monument to Master Jan Hus , was created in 1915, Old Town Square is surrounded by picturesque town houses with facades of different architectural styles : Gothic , Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo.

The Old Town Hall Astronomical Clock .

Old Town Hall is famous for its astronomical clock, composed of moving puppets and scope of the calendar. The initial design of astronomical clocks , set at the beginning of XV century . Town Hall on the south side of the tower is attributed to St. Nicholas of Kadanoff . Completed them at the end of the XV century. astronomer Charles University Master Hanuš .According to legend, he was blinded immediately after use , never to able to repeat his masterpiece . Disk calendar months with allegories made ​​by Czech artist Josef Mánes (the original is kept in the city museum ). The creators have managed to invest hours into their device set known at the time the information on celestial mechanics .On the outer dial marked time of day, on a smaller internal drive - the position of the constellations of the zodiac, as well as the Sun, Moon and North Star. Every hour, the ringing of a bell - old woman died in window openings above the clock there is a procession of the apostles, and ends with the theater shrieking rooster.The figure of a Turk recalls the danger that over the centuries to represent the Ottoman Empire of the Habsburgs . The two figures on the left side of chimes - an allegory of human avarice and vanity. Every hour, it all starts over again.This kind of representation is shown with a few interruptions, for over 500 years old ! is particularly nice view of the open hours of the cafe «Milena», located in front of and named after the beloved Franz Kafka.

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