Prague Astronomical Clock (Orloj)
The exact authorship of the mediaeval clock (‘orloj’) in Prague’s Old Town Square is confused, but it seems to have been the result of a collaboration between Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel, an astronomer...
Tagged: dials
Perlova 371/5: Palác ARA
In the 17th century, the plot on which this building stands was owned by Vojtěch Had of Proseč, whose noble title, Perlštejn, probably gave Perlova street its name. Until the twentieth century a neo-classical palace...
Perucká 61/13: Vondračka
This baroque homestead dating from the mid-1750s is the oldest surviving domestic building in Vinohrady. Above the remodelled classical facade can be seen the original 18th century dormer windows and turret, while the interior of...
Mariánské náměstí 190/5: Klementinum
The Klementinum has always been at the academic heart of Prague. In 1556, when twelve missionaries arrived in the city to found a Jesuit college, they chose as their new home the complex of buildings...
Sokolovská 24/136: Invalidovna
Taking his cue from the construction of Les Invalides in Paris, Count Petr Strozzi left directions for the foundation of a similar institution in Prague for veterans and wounded soldiers. Work commenced in the district...
Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad: Church of the Sacred Heart
The Church of the Sacred Heart was designed by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik and constructed between 1928 and 1932. Plečnik had already successfully remodelled elements of Prague Castle at the behest of the founding president...
Malostranské náměstí 518/20
The sundial on the south-facing wall of the Velikovský Dům, now part of the Czech Parliament in Malostranské náměstí (Little Quarter Square). Originally painted in 1608, it was restored – along with its fellow dial...
