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city’s best known attractions. Few tourists leave Prague without seeing
it. However the crowd that assembled to hear it chime last Sunday was in
for a shock. Due to a technical error the procession of apostles that
appears in the windows above the clock failed to make its usual exit –
instead it was spinning like a crazy merry-go-round.
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a recital of Dvořák and Martinů. The concert, staged in the city’s
splendid Theatre du Vaudeville, is a joint English and Czech venture. One
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Current AffairsPrague's Astronomical Clock threatened by salt
The Orloj, or Astronomical clock, on the Old Town Square is one of Prague's
major tourist attractions. Every hour, the square fills with tourists who
watch two small windows on the clock tower, waiting for the regular
procession of apostles. Recently, however, the walls of the clock tower
have grown increasingly damp and conservationists fear that dust from the
moist plaster might cause mechanical problems for the ancient clockwork.
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Current AffairsPrague's Astronomical Clock stops for two months due to repair work
Prague's Orloj, or Astronomical Clock, is one of the city's major tourist
attractions. But for the next two months some visitors may be disappointed
to find the clock is out of action: it's about to undergo its first repairs
for over a decade. Ludvik Hainz is a well-known Prague clockmaker - indeed,
his family have been taking care of the Astronomical Clock since the 1860s.
I asked him why the work was being done now, not during the winter when
there are fewer tourists.
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