Vienna Uhren (Clock) Museum

In District 1 of Vienna, in a cobbled courtyard frequented by horse drawn carriages, lies a smaller museum specializing in clocks. Here, on three floors of a historic home, are thousands of timepiecesn dating from the 14th Century. Benjamin stands in front of the opus of Viennese clock maker Franz Zajicek (1828-1902), who spent ten years and 10,000 Gulden building this astronomical clock which recorded the time in Vienna, Paris and London. The workmanship is exquisite, and also allowed Zajicek to advertise his business, as his name is recorded prominently twice on this clock!

Here we see Hanswurst, the comic and merry drinker, who also happens to sport a clock on his chest. Made in Austria, about 1820.