History and Time

[cmsoh]

"The Orloj stopped working many times in the centuries after 1552, and was repaired many times. Some speculate that the original maker's eyes were gouged out in order to prevent him from making a similar clock for another country. After this he died touching the clock, at which point the clock stopped working and remained unrepairable for a number of years. "

- Quoted from Wikipedia


No wonder there weren't many such clocks around.

[billykueek]

Wow! A wonderful story!

"The Orloj stopped working many times in the centuries after 1552, and was repaired many times. Some speculate that the original maker's eyes were gouged out in order to prevent him from making a similar clock for another country. After this he died touching the clock, at which point the clock stopped working and remained unrepairable for a number of years. "

- Quoted from Wikipedia


No wonder there weren't many such clocks around.

[wolfeyes1974]

I was there too!!!! Went there for my honeymoon in 2004. Love the place.. Stayed there for 2 wks. ONLY Prague..

prague 2 weeks? overkill bro!