If the workings of a mechanical timepiece give you a thrill, prepare to be blown away by this over-the-top astronomical clock. The horological masterpiece, which was designed by [Mark Frank] as his ...

Prague’s Staroměstské náměstí (Old Town Square), with the astronomical clock to the left (photo by Claire Voon) Legend has it that in the Middle Ages, there was a clockmaker so talented that he ...

Last Sunday at noon I had the good fortune of being in Prague at the Old Town Hall, site of the Prague Astronomical Clock. Given our industry’s short design cycles and equally stunted useful life, ...

An 18th-century Neoclassical clock standing ten feet tall, made by a clockmaker to the French king, may fetch as much as $850,000 at a Paris auction on June 30. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime occasion,” ...

Clock towers often become the most memorable landmarks of a city. From Big Ben in London and Spasskaya Tower in Moscow to the ...

If you visit the Copenhagen City Hall, you’ll see an ornate mechanical clock. By itself, this is unremarkable, of course. There are plenty of ornate clocks in city halls around the world, but this one ...

PRAGUE (AP) - One of Prague's major tourist attractions, its medieval astronomical clock, was stopped Monday and is to be taken away for months for major repairs. The clock last performed its hourly ...

PRAGUE (AP) - Prague’s fabled astronomical clock is returning to the Czech capital’s picturesque Old Town Square after a complex repair operation restored the medieval landmark to its former glory.