Atlas on the Clementinum Astronomical Tower / Atlas na Astronomické veži Klementina (Prague)
N 50° 05.202 E 014° 24.988
33U E 458255 N 5548433
Beautiful from lead cast Baroque statue of Atlas bearing the Celestial sphere can be seen on the cupola of Astronomical Tower of former Jesuits' College complex in Prague - Clementinum...
Waymark Code: WM6GTW
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/02/2009
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The Astronomical Tower of Klementinum is 52 m tall and the statue of Atlas bearing the Celestial sphere wit golden stars and gilded Sun is on its cupola. The statue from 1722 was cast from lead in workshop of famous Baroque sculptor Matyáš Bernard Braun. Atlas is 2.4 m tall and its mass is over 600 kg.
Construction Material: Other
Is this Atlas?: yes
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