Case file · Folklore / legend
The blinded clockmaker of Prague
The Prague astronomical clock was built in 1410; legend says its maker 'Master Hanuš' was blinded so he could not build another and stopped the clock in revenge.
1410 CE · 50.09, 14.42 · status: legend
The sceptical view
The clock was made by Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel; the Hanuš story is a later legend.