The Prague astronomical clock, called the Prague Orloj, is installed on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in Prague, Czech Republic. It has 32 life-sized figures that come to life every day at 11 am, and at 12pm and 5 pm during summers, re-enacting two stories from the 16th century, after which, a small rooster chirps thrice, just like a co-coo clock. It is a part of the New Town Hall, installed during its second construction phase in 1908. The Rathaus-Glockenspiel is located in Marienplatz, Munich, and is a major tourist attraction. tower features eight sundials, and has a water clock in the interior. In fact, it is the earliest clock tower, supposedly constructed around 50 BC, by Andronicus of Cyrrhus, though many sources also claim that it was built in the 2nd century BC. It is an octagonal clock tower, made of Pentelic marble. The Tower of the Winds is located in the Roman Agora of Athens.
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