Is Prague's Astronomical Clock REALLY DISAPPOINTING?

[@zakuta4300]

The clock isn’t overrated at all. I lived in Prague as a child in 70s and visited the city again in 2022; after a gap of 40 years! I love the city! It has a vibe of its own! Places like Prague are not for seeing only; they are meant to be felt! You must read and explore about the history of the places and then visit them. Also read about the legends and stories associated with those places. Prague is love! I hope and wish to visit this beautiful city again!

[@mogoshkatz4898]

I’m fascinated by anything that has been around as long as the clock. I’m looking forward to visiting it in person in a couple of months.

[@oldanddancingshemmeligeyou2028]

Well I saw The clock first time in 2014 with my daughter. And we where impressed and visited it about Four times.

[@raymondmcleod8098]

Our guide took us for coffee and pastries at the hotel across from the clock. This was the best way to learn the history and to avoid the crowds below. Loved Prague and its people.

[@10jpmorgan]

I LOVE the astronomical clock, and the history behind it. When I got to see it for the first time, it warmed my heart. It was a dream come true for me.

[@pete3149]

Love The Astrological Clock in Prague, never can get bored of it

[@Alex-sv8fl]

My wife and I are visiting Prague from 6th - 13th February and are just starting to get excited. We just wanted to say that your videos are fantastic and so very helpful. We are staying in old town in a hotel with a view of the Astronomical clock. We will be dressed warm and ready to go exploring. I’ve already booked the museum complex, a Slavia Prague home match and we are both looking forward to seeing the Castle. Thank you so much for these amazing guides. We will be deliberately going off the beaten track as well to find some of the hidden gems you’ve suggested 🙏🏻 Alex and Elsbeth

[@RealPragueGuides]

Thank you for watching! Enjoy your stay in Prague!

[@jamesmihalcik1310]

History! Without a proper explanation, inquisitive minds wonder quickly. Luckily, we have Real Prague Guides to fully explain the importance of such features. Even if the missing "L" lends a passionate giggle. Always a thumbs-up!

[@chrishutchison5031]

Everyone likes different things. I loved the clock and was overwhelmed thinking about all who had vied it since 1410. While filming keep your other hand on your wallet is not bad advice. If we can get all the people who think Paris, Vienna, and Prague are overrated to just go to Disney and leave the rest of us alone, we will all be happier. Not liking something popular doesn’t make you sophisticated. Loudly proclaiming it makes you a bore. Keep up the great work RPGs.

[@cambar5903]

I love iit when I toured Prague in June and again in Oct of 2022

[@DanieleGiannattasio]

I've been there a couple of times and I'm going to visit again next year. The astronomical clock is amazing! Even if it was built yesterday it would still be superb, the mechanism and what it shows (the placement of the sun, moon, day, night etc.) is beautiful. Also, your channel is great!

[@zrx1100zz]

That pronunciation of the letter L thing at the end ....I wasn't ready for that you caught me flat-footed 😳😁🥃

[@sjp1861]

Another fantastic fun and informative video! 👍🏻❤️

[@randomlyme3595]

Thanks for the info❤

[@damienoneill4355]

Most tourists, in my experience... are as thick as a Submarine door ! Thankfully we have you Valery 😎

[@furnacefighter]

I was never in the Navy but that’s pretty thick!!

[@petervanb8088]

It's a beautiful clock with alot of history. Every time I visit Prague, I do like to visit it once.

[@TravelGal-to7ws]

We loved the clock and enjoyed watching it strike on the hour. Seeing the skeleton hit the chime with the hammer and hear the rooster crow was fantastic! We’re going back today to get a better view of the doors opening and see the figures pass by. I highly recommend seeing this clock! Knowing the history too makes it even more incredible.

[@gosskamperis2016]

Those of you who are not British, search KZbin "Triggers Broom". You will find a very short clip from a classic comedy "Only Fools and Horses". Trigger received an award for having the same broom for 25 years.

[@Dqtube]

Řekl bych, že toto není problémem jen Orloje a Prahy. Někteří turisté nerozlišují mezi zábavním parkem vybudovaným pro jejich potřeby a historickým místem/památkou.

[@cristianehanai8632]

I loved the astronomical clock before knowing where it was located. When I finally had the opportunity of visiting Praga this year, we chose a hotel close to the clock! This way I could appreciate it every time we were getting out of or back to the hotel!❤

[@pratikkumbhar4109]

I liked the Michael scott meme. Very funny. I also liked the style of the explanation. Not Boooring at all. Looking forward to meet you in month of May😀

[@fredyair1]

Brilliant video!

[@furnacefighter]

You know the Astronomical Clock is not riveting and won’t blow you away but it is beautiful and interesting and well worth the time and effort to see. Our hotel was in Old Town so we kind of took it for granted but would have thought the trip incomplete if we had blown it off. Way better than “the Golden Roof” in Innsbruck. BTW, I replayed the video and I heard cLock every time, and I was really listening!

[@suhaibalkhazraji9907]

Generally, i don't care about the others' opinion, someone told me he didn't like Kutná Hora and it's boring and not worthy, BUT I would say I LOVED THE TRIP THERE SO MUCH, I have my own perspective (specifically because I'm an architect). Yet I've not been in Staré město Prahy, but I'm pretty sure I'll love it too.

[@MsCheesemonster13]

Nothing about Prague is disappointing, including the astronomical clock, which is stunning. 🤩 We have just returned from a pre-Christmas visit to your wonderful city, and were lucky enough to be there for the eve of St Nicholas Day - we knew what was happening thanks to one of your videos. 😊 (Cheshire, UK 🇬🇧)

[@keesicon8225]

Unusual conclusion. I still prefer it when yu say Byyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeee. One of the things that I love about this clock is that parts of it are featured in so many movies. A good example is the Unbearable Lightness of Being where death rings the bell.

[@GoodFilmy]

There is an Astronomical Clock app with real-time clock. It is called Orloj.

[@JDS0409]

You are the best Valery!!!

[@csparks2166]

I thought the clock was beautiful and wonderful. There was someone standing by me complaining about it.. but if you only come to clock for the show you are missing out on a lot of beautiful art and history which is what a Prague visit should be about.

[@poro9084]

i am native.. well from vilalge really, and when i saw it for first time i was astounded that this was there in some form for several hundred years still ticking

[@zsoltszenku8775]

Gyönyörű Prága. Májusba voltam. Nagyon jó volt. Örök élmény. Boldog Új Évet!

[@davidbetts9587]

Best fun and factual video. Thank you so much

[@paultodd7806]

😂😂😂😂 brilliant Valerie I absolutely love your sense of humour. All buildings in all old cities must have similar misconceptions for tourist. I mean Times Square in NY is not a square it’s triangular😮. Statue of Liberty is quite small compared to modern buildings🤷🏼‍♂️. I love Prague it’s a great city and has a fantastic vibe to it. Yes the astronomical clock is just a clock, so is Big Ben in London it’s not the clock it’s the fantastic historical surroundings and the history of what it has seen and endured😉

[@freeculture]

That thing can tell you sunrise, sunset, moon phase, eclipses, gothic time, "civil" time, star time, day of the year, season, has a list of 365 saint names to name your child for every day of the year, zodiac... Just who makes such a machine in 1410? But it was commissioned by a Holy Roman Emperor no less fascinated with astronomy (or astrology?). Of course if nobody tells you anything and you just stand there you probably can't make heads or tails of it. Its nothing like a "normal clock".

[@AndrewEvenstar]

great video ! thanks so much. I'll see the clock in the next few days!

[@1DrBar]

When the clock got updated and restored about ten years ago, my cousin was the lead restorer for the figures and some of the art work.

[@Jay33019]

Well done…thank you ! And - your English is better than most people’s Czech - so don’t sweat the letter “L” 🤙🏼

[@kmtabq617]

Personally, I love the technology that the clock represents.

[@clockfreak1964]

I love the clock! I sat at a cafe for over 2 hrs outside nearby to see it move twice. I was fascinated with it. Its super cool and deserves praise and admiration.

[@robertwhitacre6354]

Prague was going to be Charles IV Jewel of the Holy Roman Empire with Prague castle, and St.Vitus Cathedral along with the Beautiful clock, And the councillors of Prague burned out the eyes of the maker of the clock Mikulas so no other City could have a such a Beautiful clock like Prague, He went mad and killed himself by throwing himself into the gears of the Clock, Killing himself and breaking the Clock.....WHAT A STORY

[@robjansen4551]

It is interesting and definitely one of the historical must see's in Prague. Taken together with the entire area it's great. I guess I never tried to overthink it...🙂

[@matt113pagoda3]

So true. Enjoy the clock as you want...

[@enriquesanchez2001]

NO IT wasn't - I LOVED IT ♥♥♥♥♥

[@ojichrom8448]

Well I don’t know about the clock,you know I like to have fun,I would have to see first. I think that people focus on the astronomical clock as attraction attraction but that it could be a side part setting.

[@ferretyluv]

I never thought it was overrated. I thought it was fascinating. If you’re expecting some big performance, then yeah, it’s not that. But when you know the history of it then it’s cool to see in person.

[@mracer8]

I love this clock. I spend hours looking both inside and outside with coffee in the morning and gluhwein at night! I found it very relaxing

[@donaldkollar8138]

I cannot agree with you about the clock. I have been to Prague many times and I get great satisfaction to just see the beauty of the clock as well as appreciation for the workmanship that went into it. Most of the time that I have been there, I do not even go for the show. I just appreciate the history behind it.

[@RealPragueGuides]

Hi. That’s what we tried to express in this video. Some people say it’s disappointing, we think it’s definitely not!

[@PierceHaviland]

The clock was 90% destroyed during the Prague uprising in 1945 and the fact that it was restored to be near the original is amazing. It will be one of the first things I will see when I come to Prague.

[@yamirkaibarra5415]

Is beautiful I never disappoint in any way I visit Praha every year and it always amazing me ❤❤❤

[@ycplum7062]

They should modify the section behind the clock with a giant glass wall to show the mechanism. Then charge money for a tour of the front and back with a historical presentation.

[@Mirinovic]

1. it will be demidgeing of history monument 2. You can go inside tower and check aposhtol chamber and inside of clock

[@no1dress]

Loved it and was amazed by it..!

[@CombatDoc136]

Could you do a piece on Olga Hepnarova?

[@RealPragueGuides]

Oh, that is a very unusual request 😅

[@CombatDoc136]

@@RealPragueGuides yes, I'm sure it is 😂 you're a great storyteller though even the sad ones.

[@rogerflorida1498]

I heard you say clock, but I always enjoy a woman who skips the "L"

[@CEPagnoncelli]

The clock is amazing. What might be disappointing is the hourly show.

[@ilanhoward]

You did not explain anything on how and what the clock shows

[@stuarthayward2220]

The original map on the clock was a Azimuthal Equidistant map, very different from the Mercator. Who cares if artist changed the original charities, the bases of the original map is far more important and the dial that use to work with the old map had to also be changed

[@peteranthonybulan5331]

Never been there..never seen it. But I still would check it out because of its rich history, not for the "show". Can you be my personal guide? ☺️

[@freeculture]

I wouldn't go to Prague specifically for this clock, but if you are there why not take a look? It is interesting and has quite the history (just ignore the legend about the maker being forced blind and damaging it in revenge, its not true). It is very complex and a full explanation exists in youtube. Prague is definitely a tourist city and this is one of its tourist attractions. I myself was more fascinated by the mixture of architecture styles but you need to walk a lot, or rent the electric scooter, bicycle, or use the tram, etc. You get medieval, modern, soviet, etc in different parts of the city. I loved the many parks and open spaces people use to exercise, chill whatever. I wish my city had 10% of what Prague has.

[@ojichrom8448]

Renovation is not an expression it’s something in particular,(a kind of works)a kind of devilish artisanal diy. Lot of trouble and lot more... even with more power...,and it always give bad results. For the people that use this expression they shall invent an other word for the kinds of works they narrate or make. And maybe that’s cause they do not remake things. (all the things)

[@evakubelkova]

It would actually be very useful to explain what the clock is showing, most of the people have no idea and that makes it unique in the world

[@rogerflorida1498]

It is nice to see you are ready with your gender hats, for when the time comes. 😀 Blue for a boy, pink for a girl and orange for...well for just to mess with people.

[@freeculture]

Did you know that a century ago and earlier, the meaning if these colors were the opposite? red = violence, blue = peace, so it was red for boys and blue for girls. Of course, light red and light blue for babies...

[@kathilisi3019]

I don't think it's overrated, but I don't think it's being marketed the right way. As far as I understand it, the most impressive thing about this clock is the fact that it was built in 1410, before the fact that the Earth orbits the sun became common knowledge, and it incorporated all the astronomical knowledge at the time, and was kept in working order (except for occasional repairs and later additions) for over 500 years. However, a lot of tourists just see the clock itself as a pretty photo opportunity and think that the clock show with the apostles and figurines is supposed to be the highlight, whereas these figurines were added between 1590 and 1860, centuries after the original marvellous clock was created. I think they were meant as light entertainment for people who were unable to understand the actual clock (i.e. the uneducated masses of the pre-industrial age). Nowadays, we have the means to educate in an entertaining manner (like KZbin videos), and there's no reason to make everyone see the figurines instead of showing them the clock and explaining why it's special.

[@EatTwinkies13]

I wouldn't take the advice of anybody saying the clock isn't worth it, or is underwhelming/ overrated. It's clearly an amazing thing to see

[@RealPragueGuides]

Totally agree 😎

[@fbrntnform1912]

it's my dream to drink coffee with you in Prague, is it possible?

[@JoeF-nr6jq]

It's all about Expectations. It isn't and never will be a high tech, gravity defying light show. And one must have an appreciation and love of history.

[@jasonbrand5762]

Thats One Awesome Clock

[@SWSimpson]

I think the clock is amazing, and anyone who expects a clock, on the hour, to do a 10-minute show is an idiot. Of course the "show" would be very short. It's a clock! Of course, it needs repairs and restoration from time to time. It's incredible that it still works. I hope it will still be working for its 1000-year anniversary.

[@barnacles62]

I think it's a gigantic piece of history. I thought it was the only astronomical clock in the world still working. Also, it had a curse, didn't one of the makers kill himself in it? Either way, any old structure is remodeled, updated and like people, the fashion of their clothes may change, the bones and skin grow old and weak, but they are still them....

[@Mirinovic]

No Mistr Hanuš when town conicls make him blind remuve one of coge from clock so it stop working

[@marekkrajewski9662]

Didn't even knew it was an attraction. 🙂

[@quirinius9161]

it is about the meaning, the culure and the art behind it, not about some spectacular lightshow

[@johnh7718]

How could seeing a clock not be worth the time?

[@TerryInUSA]

It should be celebrated as an excellent example of very fine 1410 technology.

[@ashthraz]

I don't care I definitely want to visit this astronomical clock, disappointing or not Im gonna love it 😄

[@mikej5959]

Tourism is so commercialized. People who dont like the clock are people who should go to the beach most likely. THey arent getting pictures that will wow strangers online.

[@chleba47927]

I am from Prague and orloj Is overrated. Visit for example Vyšehrad. Or like Černý most, maybe even Zličín.😂👍

[@albertakhmetov1959]

Real "purists" should be visiting excavation sites in africa and the middle east. The c(l)ock is just fine - especially in the rare moments the crowds are not there.

[@robinlamont4167]

1st

[@CAPTAINBOBBYSPAKJONES]

Let's Turn back the Clock to 1410! If only

[@doordash-nh1ih]

Like the clock. Then like it again. It's there telling time longer than you've been an American. 😂

[@ianraper4304]

Do not know whether this video is clickbait or not. I watched this video - to the end - and realised that there was five or six minutes of my life wasted. For your information, Real Prague Guides, my wife and I visited Prague in early February this year (2024) and we saw the clock in action. Contrary to the comment made in the title regarding 'disappointing', I can advise that, as a tourist, I thought it was remarkable - as did my wife. Consequently, advice to yourselves, Real Prague Guides, is to get an actual guide - and person with knowledge - who knows what they are talking about. Alternatively, people might ask that this video be removed due to its failure to meet community guidelines. Thumbs down.

[@RealPragueGuides]

I assume this is a misunderstanding. We are defending this clock against the opinion that it is a disappointing attraction. Just google “Prague Astronomical Clock Disappointing” and see how many articles and reviews say that. This is why the title of the video is a question, and our answer in the video is: no, it is not disappointing.

[@3nigma.3nc]

I mean, people are dumb af and have low attention spans; of course they'll be disappointed. In regards to horology, this clock is a marvel.

[@poro9084]

people think it is atraction... when it is just f... clock:D you are supposed to be amazed by it is history

[@CR-xu2mw]

A clock is a waste of time😂

[@jose73248]

This is just a video title to call the attention to everyone. Scam.

[@nicusalistean]

Povești pe pită.

[@jerryczech953]

BABIS ON THE CASTLE .......BABIS FOR PRESIDENT !!!!!

[@nikosgkekas1398]

Apart from the fact that the area around is overcrowded during the day, the clock itself it is beautiful and of course its part of the history of the city. You can't just skip it, only because it is not exactly the 100% the original one.