4/5 Mike N. 2 years ago on Google
You
have
to
be
here
just
before
12
o'clock
and
stay
for
about
12
minutes
to
really
enjoy
the
full
effect
of
this
great
clock.
Actually,
the
clock
runs
a
little
late
(as
of
August
29,
2021),
so
if
you
were
there
at
12
o'clock
sharp,
you
still
had
to
wait
a
while.
At
12
noon,
for
your
viewing
pleasure
all
fifteen
figures
(because
there
are
couples
for
3,
5
and
11
o'clock)
march
across
before
your
eyes
accompanied
by
a
piece
of
music
that
matches
the
figure(s),
originally
from
a
mechanical
organ
with
800
pipes,
today
as
digital
sound
reproduction.
The
order
in
which
the
figures
appear
corresponds
to
the
accurate
historical
sequence.
There's
a
plaque
of
who
those
historical
characters
are
just
below
the
clock
(photo):
1-
Emperor
Marcus
Aurelius,
2-
Charlemagne,
3-
Leopold
VI,
the
Glorious
&
his
wife,
Theodora,
Princess
of
Byzantium,
4-
Walther
von
der
Vogelweide
,
considered
most
important
German-speaking
poet
in
the
Middle
Ages,
5-
King
Rudolf
von
Habsburg
&
his
wife,
Anna
von
Hohenberg,
6-
Master
Hans
Puchsbaum,
the
chief
architect
of
St.
Stefan
Cathedral
of
Vienna,
7-
Emperor
Maximilian
I,
8-
Mayor
Johann
Andreas
von
Liebenberg
of
Vienna,
9-
Count
Ernst
Rüdiger
von
Starhemberg,
Defender
of
Vienna
&
Field
Marshall
of
the
Imperial
Army,
10-
Prince
Eugene
of
Savoy,
known
as
Prinz
Eugen,
one
of
the
most
important
generals
of
the
Habsburg
Empire,
11-
Empress
Maria
Theresa
&
her
husband,
Emperor
Franz
I
of
Lorraine,
12-
Joseph
Haydn
On
the
back
of
the
bridge
there
is
a
conventional
clock
(photo)
with
hands
and
the
words
"Der
Anker."
I'd
recommend
to
spend
some
time
here
if
you
are
in
Vienna.
I'm
sure
you
can
experience
something
much
better
than
just
watching
it
on
YouTube.