Statues of apostles return to Prague’s Astronomical Clock after renovation

The statues of three apostles that were damaged by vandals last July have returned to Prague’s Astronomical Clock on Old Town Square after undergoing a renovation that cost CZK 35,000.

Last year a vandal broke the glass door separating the room with the apostles from the chapel and damaged the statues of St. Philip, St. Thomas and Jude the Apostle. During the repair work, which lasted for two weeks, the famous clock operated as usual, with three of its windows empty.

Prague City Hall recently also commissioned a new copy of the Astronomical Clock’s calendar that will replace the heavily criticised version from 2018.