Landmarks · Prague
Old Town Square & the Astronomical Clock
The 1410 clock that still performs every hour, in the square where Czech history happens.
Hear this stop
A minute of the narration, free and unabridged. It is the same recording the paid guide plays when you are standing here.
Opening hours, admission and address
- Address
- Staroměstské náměstí
- Opening hours
- Apr–Dec09:00–20:00
- Jan–Mar10:00–19:00
- Admission
- The square is free and never closes. The hours above are the Old Town Hall tower and its historical halls, which are ticketed — a lift runs to the gallery, and the first hour after opening is half price. The clock itself performs on the hour, free, from nine in the morning until eleven at night.
- Category
- Landmarks
- Official website
- prague.eu
- Coordinates
50.08698, 14.42071
Where it is
Walk it with the guide
Old Town Square & the Astronomical Clock is one of 23 stops on Prague Essentials. The guide adds the story behind it, the detail worth crossing the square for, and the tip that only someone who has stood here would write down.
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