This is the church of St. Nicholas. I think the statues around the top look like lurking demons, especially at night.
The guy on the left is Jan Hus who criticized the Catholic church saying that it should be giving money to the poor instead of building huge churches and being all extravagant and corrupt with the tithes. He started his own church, was then excommunicated, and later burnt at the stake.
Old Town Hall Tower & Astronomical Clock
This clock tells the time, the date, and the astronomical sign. Also tells whether it is light or dark out. ;) And, on the hour, the two windows on the top open and you can see the 12 apostles file past inside. But in order to get a picture of that you have to get a good place in the big crowd that gathers at a quarter till the hour.
Pretty buildings that look like a Disney World set...but they are real I promise.
Church of Our Lady Before Tyn. If I am lost in the neighborhood I can usually see the towers and find my way back. It's easy to get lost because the streets are very winding. There's no grid system or conveniently numbered streets like back home. The stage and screen in front are for the on-going Eurofest Futbol parties that happen every night.
Around the corner in the same building as our apartment is what appears to be a medieval weapons shop. ???
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