A famous Prague legend says the clockmaker Hanuš was blinded so that he could build no similar clock elsewhere, and took revenge by stopping the mechanism. History differs: the clock was created in 1410 by Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel, making the Hanuš tale a later story.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
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- Place
- Praha
- Municipality / starting point
- Praha
- District / region
- Praha 1 · Staré Město
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- Old Town Astronomical Clock
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORYThis legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.