Brno astronomical clock

Brno astronomical clock (Czech: Brněnský orloj) is a black stone monument in Brno, Czech Republic. It is situated at Náměstí Svobody, the main square in the Brno City Centre. The monument was proposed by Oldřich Rujbr and Petr Kameník. Every day at 11:00 it releases a glass marble, which the spectators can catch from one of four openings in the monument and they can take it with them as a souvenir. Although the monument is publicly known as an astronomical clock (orloj), it is only a clock. Construction of the clock took three years, at a cost of approximately 12 million CZK.[1]

Brno astronomical clock
Brno astronomical clock being serviced in 2020

References
  1. "Brno's new clock provokes colourful reactions". Radio Prague. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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