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2016-03-06 11:59:08 At Christmas and Easter, markets are held on the square; they resemble medieval markets.

The Christmas Markets on the Old Town Square are the largest Christmas markets in the Czech Republic and are visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors from the Czech Republic and abroad. A tall decorated tree and a musical stage are set up. Aprire / Come

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2016-03-06 11:59:06 The square features various architectural styles including the Gothic Church of Our Lady before Týn, the Medieval astronomical clock, The Baroque St. Nicholas Church. Aprire / Come

2016-03-06 11:57:08 Old Town Square is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of #Prague, #CzechRepublic.

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2016-03-05 20:58:40 We are back to Italy
Prague was really, really fantastic

Next days we'll continue posting some Prague's photos

Starting from Wednesday/Thursday we'll publish building's photos as usual

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2016-03-05 16:28:13 Aprire / Come

2016-03-05 16:28:13 According to local legend, the city will suffer if the clock is neglected and its good operation is placed in jeopardy and a ghost, mounted on the clock, was supposed to nod his head in confirmation. Based on the legend, the only hope was represented by a boy born in the New Year's night. Aprire / Come

2016-03-05 16:28:13 The clock mechanism itself is composed of three main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures—notably a figure of Death (represented by a skeleton) striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. Aprire / Come