It’s the third oldest clock and oldest working clock in the world.
Found in old town square, Prague.
We walked past it many times, but kept missing the hour when the clock would chime!
Just around the corner is the place where 27 Bohemian Protestants were executed for their part in a revolt against the Catholic Hapsburgs who ruled the country at the time.
Our guide told us by the twelfth beheading the blade was blunt and the executioner tired. They hanged the rest.
It’s awful how we use religion to kill each other. Especially when the Jesus I follow once said:
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:43-45
The clock still ticks. Time passes. And our guide says the Czech Republic is now one of the least religious countries in Europe.
For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
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6 responses to “A working clock from the 1400s”
Love the clock, Aggie, and have the same question about killing. That’s such a good Bible verse. “Love your neighbor as yourself” is another that if followed would change everything.
janet
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It would change a lot wouldn’t it? Thank you Janet! 😁
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Amazing! 😊👍
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It was pretty cool to see 😁
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What a beautiful clock! I bet most people there had not seen the inner mechanisms of the clock before they started working on it exposing its parts.
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It was beautiful and intricate 😁 wish we could have seen it chime!
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