A mechanical wonder over six centuries old is mounted on the south wall of the Old Town Hall in Prague, located in the Old Town Square. Nested in ornate gothic decoration, this steampunk predecessor ...

Hidden away in a pretty Belgian town is an extraordinarily beautiful and curious clock tower. Donated to the town by autodidact Louis Zimmer, it sits in the wall of a large tower and features no less ...

The 3.5-foot timepiece, which includes an automaton, is on loan to the Paris museum until November. By Nazanin Lankarani Reporting from Paris Ancient water clocks, the astronomical devices of the ...

Looking for a new project, or just want to admire some serious mechanical intricacy? Check out [illusionmanager]’s Astronomical Clock which not only tells time, but shows the the positions of the ...

All living creatures are affected by the cycles of celestial objects. Humans have always been locked into the rhythms of sunrise and sunset, the phases of the Moon, and the seasons. We left some of ...

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,” ...

In 2018, the iconic Orloj astronomical clock that has been the centerpiece of Prague’s Old Town Square for more than 600 years, was unveiled to the public after an extensive £2.1 million ($2.6 million ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Some clocks just go “tick tock.” A few do astronomical things. By fall, the Clock Tower standing silently in Czech Village will sing and dance, and show the phases of the sun and moon, ...

PRAGUE – 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. The 608 ...