Information panel beside the Anchor (Ankeruhr or Anker) Clock in Vienna (Wien), Austria.

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The Anchor Clock was built between 1911 and 1917 after the plans of the painter Franz von Matsch. It is situated on the oldest square of Vienna 'Hoher Markt' and represents a typical Art Nouveau clock forms a bridge between two parts of the Anker Insurance Company's building. The clock itself is adorned with mosaic ornaments. In the course of 12 hours, twelve historical figures or pairs of figures move across the bridge among them Joseph Haydn, medieval lyricist Walther von der Vogelweide, Empress Maria Theresa and Prince Eugen of Savoya. Every day at noon, all figures parade accompanied by music from the various eras. This tourist spectacle is a special kind of Viennese High Noon.'Ankeruhr' aims to commemorate Vienna's past and the transitory state of live and being."

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Size: 2415px × 3624px
Location: Vienna (Wien), Austria
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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