About 18 months ago, I had an opportunity to visit Prague in the Czech Republic. It is a beautiful city that seems to look like the 18th Century, but is as hip and forward thinking as anywhere on the planet. The background music of the city seems to be jazz, and you hear it everywhere, including the elevators.
One of the highlights of the trip was to see the city's landmark, The Astronomical Clock, located in the Old Town of the city. The central portion was completed in 1410. The four figures are set in motion at the hour, with Death (represented by a skeleton) striking the time. On the hour there is a presentation of statues of the Apostles at the doorways above the clock, with all twelve presented at noon. In 1870 a calendar display was added below the clock.You can look up the display on YouTube.
At around noon,by chance, we saw a gathering of a crowd in front of the clock, and about three minutes later, one of the most unforgettable displays of wooden mechanical intricacies was shown to me and my companions. It was one of the most wonderful things I had ever seen.
Until this…take Four months of work, 5000x1200 resolution, 2x Christie 18K HD projectors and Macula gave us this amazing display of video mapping to celebrate the 600th Anniversary of the Astronomical Clock of Prague.
The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo.
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