A weekend in Prague

Prague is a wonderful city. Like Vienna it is rich in history and has well preserved old buildings that contribute a lot to the flair of the city. Prague was also the center of Alchemy for a long period and when you wander the streets you can still feel why. Narrow streets, sharp corners, small houses with low entrance doors and walls of dark stone make you feel the magic.

The view from Charles Bridge to the castle of Prague.

 

 Palais Schwarzenberg

 The Golden Lane - a row of very small houses outside the castle's wall. 

Here (they say) the alchemists lived, outside of the city where they couldn't do much harm 

when they set their houses on fire while trying to create gold.

 Tyn Church where Tycho Brahe, the famous astronomer, is buried.

 The entrance to Charles Bridge

 An entrance door to an appartement building

 The astronical clock

The clock is composed of three components: the astronomical dial, 
representing the position of the sun and the moon and displaying various astronomical details; 
"The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show 
of figures of the Apostles (those are the two blue doors at the top) 
and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months.