Freedom Square & Brno Astronomical Clock
Náměstí Svobody / Brněnský orloj
A triangular square in the heart of the old town. A black bullet-shaped astronomical clock drops a glass ball at 11 o’clock every day, and crowds rush to catch it.
Freedom Square is the center of Brno’s old town, surrounded by Renaissance and neoclassical buildings, cafés and shops. The Plague Column stands in the middle. The black granite astronomical clock, completed in 2010, is shaped like a giant bullet, and its way of telling time is quite hard to follow. It commemorates the Swedish siege of 1645. Every day at 11:00, a glass ball is released from a side opening, and people present can reach out to catch it. Some people line up early to get a good spot. In winter, the square is the main venue for the Christmas market, and in summer it hosts a variety of events. It is open all day and free to visit.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Brno Ossuary
- Old Town Hall, Brno
- Zelný trh & Labyrinth
- Capuchin Crypt, Brno
- Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno
- 10-Z Bunker
- Mahen Theatre
- Špilberk Castle