Prague Astronomical Clock

25.08.23 Saba

The view of the city from the top of the clock tower is absolutely stunning, and I highly recommend purchasing tickets to go up if you can. Students can also get a discount, so don't miss out on this opportunity.

30.07.23 Alex

The Prague astronomical tower is a spectacular structure in the middle of the old town of Prague. It was created back in the year 1410, making it the 3rd oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest still in operation. The clock is attached .. Read more »to the old town hall. If you go there you can take an elevator to the top and admire the amazing views of the city!

15.07.23 Bianca

Beautiful clock from the outside, and very interesting building inside. I took the interior and basement tour and it was fascinating. The guided tour is very thorough with plenty of information about history and architecture, and seeing the basement .. Read more »levels that used to be medieval dwellings was stunning. Gorgeous views from the clock tower as well, with a panoramic view of the old town square.

05.07.23 This

The free guided tour in English was excellent. The guide was very knowledgeable. The tour brought you to the cellar, where you can enter only if you’re on guided tour. The whole tour was fascinating and the guide gave us a great overview of som.. Read more »e of Prague's history. Come early to get 50% off entrance fee. Guided tour is free. You have to pay small sum of money to take lift to the clock tower, but the view from the top is amazing. Overall worth the money.

14.06.23 Robert

Nice building inside and out and when watching it chine out on the hour, the crowds to gather quite quickly outside to get the best views (not a lot happens on it but it is fun with the little skeleton pulling on the chain, etc). Inside can be busy a.. Read more »nd waits for obtaining tickets was a few minutes for us so nothing major. The views from the top of the clock tower were very nice to which you can either use the stairs or there is also a small lift too. The underground tour of the site is bookable and runs at certain times depending on what language you want the tour in. We only had to wait an hour for ours but there is plenty to do in the vicinity of you need to go away and come back at a later time.

03.06.23 זיו

The Prague Astronomical Clock is an absolute gem that should not be missed if you find yourself in this magical city. As a lover of history and architectural marvels, this intricate timepiece left me in awe from the moment I laid my eyes on it. Loca.. Read more »ted in the heart of Prague's Old Town Square, the Astronomical Clock is a true masterpiece, combining both scientific precision and artistic beauty. Its construction dates back to the 15th century, making it one of the oldest functioning clocks in the world, and it has become an iconic symbol of Prague. Every hour, onlookers gather around the clock to witness its captivating performance. As the clock strikes, various figures come to life, depicting the passing of time and the movements of the celestial bodies. It's a delightful spectacle that truly transports you to another era. The intricate details and craftsmanship of the clock are simply astounding. From the meticulously designed dials indicating the position of the Sun, Moon, and stars, to the mesmerizing procession of the Twelve Apostles, every aspect is a testament to the skill and dedication of its creators. The Prague Astronomical Clock is not just a timekeeping device; it's an embodiment of the city's rich history and cultural heritage. It's remarkable to think about the generations of people who have marveled at this marvel over the centuries. Be prepared for crowds, as this attraction rightfully draws many visitors. However, the experience is well worth it. Take your time to observe the intricate details, soak in the atmosphere of the square, and appreciate the intricate engineering that has kept this clock ticking for centuries.

29.03.23 Rob

This is an absolute must do for anyone in prague. One of the many famous attractions, very reasonably priced to visit. Seeing from the outside is one thing, but make sure you pay to climb it and see the stunning views from the top. There is a lift (m.. Read more »ay cost more, though) or stairs. The views from the top are amazing, with plenty of space and chances to take good photos. 100% recommend.

19.11.22 Carl

We dropped by somewhere and walked across Bridge to get there. Beautiful old town bringing me a lot of curiosity. Enjoying seeing people walking around the old town. Most attractive moment is the clock tower belling which gathered many seeker. Beauti.. Read more »ful night lights caught my sight even in cold weather until the first snow in Prague.

02.09.22 XZanthia

Wow it was absolutely spectacular! I had never seen such an amazing time peace. We were very lucky to be there on the hour and see the spectacle and its full glory. We got a lot of wonderful photos and videos for our traveling show on the interior an.. Read more »d exterior.

30.07.22 Dian

The place is a mandatory place to visit for me when i go to Prague. The clock is beautiful. You have to check when the small puppet of apostles will walk in the clock. I love being there. It was very very very crowd and a lot of people there, made us.. Read more » difficult to take picture properly. But i can understand and i still love the place. The atmosphere is so different and unique. Maybe it will be good idea to come there in weekdays.

26.07.22 Megan

This was so fun to visit and watch! On the hour, the little, glass windows at the top open, showing the different apostles/saints rotating behind the clock face. The clock sits in the middle of Old Town Square, so it was pretty busy both times that I.. Read more » went. On the hour, specifically, it was pretty challenging to get close to it as people wanted to watch/listen to the chimes. It's worth it, though! This quirky clock is definitely a must-go if you are visiting Prague.

27.06.22 O.

The clock is stunning, you should absolutely not miss visiting it when in Prague. I also loved the atmosphere created by it, even if some might complain that is crowded because a lot of people will gather to see "The Walk of the Apostles" I.. Read more » think it just adds to it's charm and makes it a really special event to be there and admire its beauty and sanctity. It's the oldest astronomical clock still in function and you can enjoy viewing it while savouring a local beer in the pubs and restaurants located near by.

13.06.22 Moniruzzaman

This review is only for the workers here, as I couldn't go up to the tower. People so, so rude. There was a system error so you could only buy with cash. They clearly told me there was no problem at all with cash. So I go to withdraw cash to th.. Read more »e bank (not a single one close) and when I came back, another worker told me that that was false, I can't buy with cash now. What happened between those exact 20 minutes? Who knows. Maybe they didn't feel like working at all and wanted to go home early (this was 17:30 by the way). Not a single sorry for lying to your face. Nothing. Just a "fork you", we don't care. Update: up to 3 stars, because the views deserve better rating, the rest still applies. It's perfect at sunset, so you can view the area by day and night if you wait. The rooftops at sunset are great to look at. But you get pretty much the same (plus the bridge itself) views facing the Castle from Charles Bridge and surroundings. You don't gain anything extra from the height though.

28.05.22 Pauline

I highly recommend getting to the tower before 10am as the tickets are cheaper at this time. But it is well worth it anyway! You get a full 360° view of Prague and it is breathtaking. I went on a Wednesday morning and it was quiet and peaceful. A.. Read more »t one point, I had the tower all to myself. I stayed for a while, letting the magical atmosphere sink in. An essential part of your trip to Prague.

23.05.22 Pauline

I highly recommend getting to the tower before 10pm as the tickets are cheaper at this time. But it is well worth it anyway! You get a full 360° view of Prague and it is breathtaking. I went on a Wednesday morning and it was quiet and peaceful. A.. Read more »t one point, I had the tower all to myself. I stayed for a while, letting the magical atmosphere sink in. An essential part of your trip to Prague.

18.05.22 Pretty

Of course the most famous popular and marked place in Prague. Very comfortable to walk here cause every sights very closed. Also you can sit to drink beer and enjoy check cuisine. Walk and eat the best here. Enjoy.

09.03.22 Pablo

This review is only for the workers here, as I couldn't go up to the tower. People so, so rude. There was a system error so you could only buy with cash. They clearly told me there was no problem at all with cash. So I go to withdraw cash to th.. Read more »e bank (not a single one close) and when I came back, another worker told me that that was false, I can't buy with cash now. What happened between those exact 20 minutes? Who knows. Maybe they didn't feel like working at all and wanted to go home early (this was 17:30 by the way). Not a single sorry for lying to your face. Nothing. Just a "fork you", we don't care. Update: up to 3 stars, because the views deserve better rating, the rest still applies. It's perfect at sunset, so you can view the area by day and night if you wait. The rooftops at sunset are great to look at. But you get pretty much the same (plus the bridge itself) views facing the Castle from Charles Bridge and surroundings. You don't gain anything extra from the height though.

10.12.21 Adriana

Nichole, our tour guide, was amazing. She was interrupted during the tour by an older lady that came to make her move to the next room, causing discomfort. However, Nichole was able to continue with the tour and provide and amazing experience for the.. Read more » whole group. The building it’s cool and the roof top gives you a good view of the city!

28.10.21 Marta

It is a must see attraction of Prague. Situated at an iconic square and surrounded by the maze of Old Town cobbled streets this astronomical clock is a lure for all tourists. Beautiful both in daylight as well as at night, the clock rings a tune and .. Read more »has moving figures showing in little windows above the clock face. Join a crowd of tourists at full hour to experience that marvel of historical ingenuity.

05.08.21 Matilde

The guide was an amazing storyteller! Thank you for a cool experience. I am amazed at how tasteful the interiors were decorated. I think they won a design award for the tower, with the iron stairs and the elevator. Everything was geared towards clas.. Read more »sy experience design But the main thing was the amazing guide. Great storytelling skills and loads of patience towards everyone's questions.

13.05.21 m

One of the most popular tourist area of Prague is old town area with an Astronomical tower. During my 3 yrs of stay in Prague I have visited this area many times and was captivated by the beautiful sound coming out from the clock every hour. Today wa.. Read more »s the day when I reached to the top of this tower and was thrilled by the beautiful sight of Prague with it's historical buildings, aided by the perfect Sunny weather.

10.05.21 Shelby

WOW. My family ancestry is Bohemian so this was a must visit. The clock is awe worthy. The story behind it is even more magnificent of how it was built, destroyed and then rebuilt. It has moving parts and the last name etched in of all Bohemians at t.. Read more »he time. Brings big crowds every hour to see the "show" Prague was not my favorite place as it was not safe, but the history was so interesting to see

06.05.21 Paulo

I was lucky to return to Prague after the restoration of the astronomic clock. It's 600 years old and one of the oldest functional astronomical clocks in the world. As like other like that, it shows the relative positions of the Sun, Moon and Zo.. Read more »diac constellations. Although it's fast, the "show" is astonishing: Just above the main clock are two blue doors that open to reveal the "The Walk of the Apostles". Between 9 am and 9 pm, each hour, on the hour, the statues become partially animated with, for example, Death ringing his bell. And, as expected, it's always crowded around the place so it's hard to get a nice view.

15.04.21 hebe

The Astronomical Clock: Prague’s best-loved way to tell the time. I think Astronomical Clock is the great landmark of Old Town Square. Situated on the southern wall of Prague Town Hall, it is such an exciting sight that it has conceivably becom.. Read more »e the greatly beautiful capital city of the Czech Republic. The clock is unique in that, in addition to indicating the 24 hours of the day, the astronomical dial expresses the position of the sun and the moon in the sky, along with other astronomical information. However, the dial is not the unique feature of this complex, historic clock over 600 years old. It’s always the best idea if you can visit during night time.

28.03.21 Pratomo

Prague astronomical clock is one of the oldest astronomical clock in the world and it became main attraction at the Old Town Prague. Its surrounding area usually full with tourist, so you must be aware of the pickpockets. Near the famous Charles Brid.. Read more »ge too. Love Prague

02.01.21 Dharmendra

The Prague Astronomical Clock is one of the city's most popular landmarks. It is well over 600 years old and is one of the oldest functional astronomical clocks in the world. It is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town Hall in the Old Town S.. Read more »quare. The astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; statues of various Catholic saints stand on either side of the clock. ‘’The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures, notably a figure of a skeleton, representing Death, striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. According to local legend, the city will suffer if the clock is neglected and its good operation is placed in jeopardy; a ghost, mounted on the clock, was supposed to nod its head in confirmation. According to the legend, the only hope was represented by a boy born on New Year's night.

25.12.20 Bud

The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square. The clock mechanism has three main components — the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomic.. Read more »al details; statues of various Catholic saints stand on either side of the clock; "The Walk of the Apostles", an hourly show of moving Apostle figures and other sculptures, notably a figure of a skeleton that represents Death, striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. According to local legend, the city will suffer if the clock is neglected and its good operation is placed in jeopardy; a ghost, mounted on the clock, was supposed to nod its head in confirmation. According to the legend, the only hope was represented by a boy born on New Year's night.

25.11.20 Rhuturaj

Nice ancient architecture. One of the oldest working clock in the world. It shows everything sun sign, position of sun, time, month and date in one go, you can read if you are smart enough. People gather here around an hour time to view dolls moving,.. Read more » skeleton that rings bell. Ine of the crowded place in Old Town Prague

16.11.20 sam

Prague Astronomical Clock is just amazing! You will be astonished the moment you see it. It is well built Clock, decorated and painted located at the heart of City of Prague. Prague city is simply so majestic, beautiful and Romantic?

10.11.20 Roberto

Amazing historical clock! Every hour there is kind of an small show worth seeing and it is located at the very center of the city. It is always full of people so it is hard to take a good picture with no people on it but every picture you take of it .. Read more »is gonna be worth it.

10.10.20 Jan

The first time that I can say something "positive" about corona... it was my first time at Prague, that i was almost alone infront of the astronomical clock. Normally you share this place with hundreds or even more people, and fight for jus.. Read more »t a chance of an good image. But this time you could watch it as long and as easy as you want. And without the crowd infront of it, you get a much better impression, why it is one of the most well known sights of the city. It´s just astounding to watch.

08.09.20 Samuel

A place with so much history and mystery... obligatory stop in this city

25.08.20 Mr.

Old fascinating mechanics. At the full hour, the apostles turn and the rooster crows :) You have to see it in prague ;) You can eat across from the town hall, but it's a bit expensive and tastes average. For a coffee and wait for the full hour.. Read more » Show it's ok :) Attention, many people try to get your money out of your pocket with pictures, flowers etc. Negativ: Many people without a face mask !

23.08.20 Gursewak

The Prague Astronomical Clock, or Prague Orloj  is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomi.. Read more »cal clock in the world and the oldest clock still operating. History The oldest part of the Orloj, the mechanical clock and astronomical dial, dates from 1410 when it was made by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel, then later a professor of mathematics and astronomy at Charles University. The first recorded mention of the clock was on 9 October 1410.Later, presumably around 1490, the calendar dial was added and the clock facade was decorated with gothic sculptures. Formerly, it was believed that the Orloj was constructed in 1490 by clockmaster Jan Růže (also called Hanuš); this is now known to be a historical mistake. A legend, recounted by Alois Jirásek, has it that the clockmaker Hanuš was blinded on the order of the Prague Councillors so that he could not repeat his work; in turn, he disabled the clock, and no one was able to repair it for the next hundred years. In 1552 it was repaired by Jan Taborský (ca 1500–1572), master clockmaker of Klokotská Hora, who also wrote a report of the clock where he mentioned Hanuš as the maker of this clock. This mistake, corrected by Zdeněk Horský, was due to an incorrect interpretation of records from the period. The mistaken assumption that Hanuš was the maker is probably connected with his reconstruction of the Old Town Hall in the years 1470–1473. The clock stopped working many times in the centuries after 1552, and was repaired many times. The legend was used as the main plot in the animated movie Goat story — The Old Prague Legends. In 1629 or 1659 wooden statues were added, and figures of the Apostles were added after a major repair in 1787–1791. During the next major repair in the years 1865–1866 the golden figure of a crowing rooster was added. The Orloj suffered heavy damage on May 7 and especially May 8, 1945, during the Prague uprising, when the Nazis fired on the south-west side of the Old Town Square from several armoured vehicles in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy one of the centers of the uprising. The hall and nearby buildings burned, along with the wooden sculptures on the clock and the calendar dial face made by Josef Mánes.After significant effort, the machinery was repaired, the wooden Apostles restored by Vojtěch Sucharda, and the Orloj started working again in 1948. The Orloj was renovated in autumn 2005, when the statues and the lower calendar ring were restored. The wooden statues were covered with a net to keep pigeons away. The last renovation of the astronomical clock was carried out from January to September 2018, following a reconstruction of the Old Town Tower. During the renovation, an electric clock mechanism that had been in operation since 1948 was replaced by an original mechanism from the 1860s. 600th anniversary On 9 October 2010, the Orloj's 600th anniversary was celebrated with a light show on the face of the clock tower. Two projectors were used to project several animated videos on the clock. The videos showed it being built, torn down, rebuilt, and peeled away to show its internal mechanisms and the famous animated figures, as well as various events in the clock's history. The video interacted with the tower's architecture, such as rain rolling off the arch, and showing the passage of time with moving shadows. 605th anniversary On its 605th anniversary, 9 October 2015, the Orloj appeared on the Google home page as a Google Doodle. 2018 reconstruction The Orloj was taken down for reconstruction and replaced by a LED screen in early 2018, with the restoration works scheduled to last for the whole summer tourist season of 2018 and the restored actual Orloj eventually being back in service soon enough to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia at the end of October 2018. In 2018 it underwent a reconstruction and restoration, and resumed operations at 6 p.m. local time on 28 September 2018.

16.08.20 Fatima

Maybe alot of talk about the display made me expect some more spectacular so I was slightly disappointed with what I saw

08.08.20 Samuel

No doubts my favorite spot of the city. No question at all, the most beautiful object I’ve seen in my trips through Europe. This is not only a peace of history but also a peace of art. I can’t describe how beautiful this place is and how.. Read more » special it feels by looking at it and staring at it for some minutes. I recommend to wait until an o’clock hour so you can hear and perhaps record the bells sounding. A lot of tourist make it a bit complicated to get pictures with no one on the background, still this does not take the special feeling off the place. It is amazing, marvelous, gorgeous.

29.07.20 Sikhumbuzo

The vibe is electric in this area, and at everyone it seems the clock has some nice supprises. It is worth waiting for the clock to show you something, I only saw it at 9pm, and I cannot spoil it for you, go and see it. We had dinner at one of the re.. Read more »staurants, I cannot remember the name, but the food was nice - servings were a bit small for my liking. A T-bone for 200 g is a bit small and really annoying.

12.07.20 Nithish

Beautiful to showcase, people and travellers make Curious to watch it, but I would say not that worth to. Though it has historical background and importance, apart from it the construction is good. I have climbed to see the inner construction. And, y.. Read more »et again not so excited. But I would appreciate for the organisers to make the hype always high on it. The Old town view from the top is must watch. Beautiful city and people. I love it ;)