Peacock clock horloge du paon Ermitage museum St Petersburg Tchasi Pavlin

[nemielas]

saw it at Hermitage visiting St Petersburg some time ago. the whole museum is worth seeing but this clock was just BREATH TAKING!!!

[remyposees]

@nemielas well i thought the same but could not find a good record of it on Youtube, mine although not perfect is the best i could found up to now so that is why i posted it. Everybody should be able to see such an achievement and since it works only once a year you'll very few chances to see it for yourself in the museum

[Lumpenherz]

Das Video ist sehr gut. Gefällt mir sehr gut!

Danke!

[remyposees]

@Lumpenherz danke ihnen, i bin froh das dieses video hat dir gefällt i habe ihre videos auch über das ermitage museum gesehen und die sind gut, es war ein vergnügen

[etrax2000]

it could use a lot of refurbishing replating with gold and such.

[remyposees]

@etrax2000 i suppose yes but it is made of guilded bronze, and restoration of such a masterpiece must cost a lot of money and rather delicate because of the mechanism and as you know museum are always short of money. But as it is i still think it is a miracle it made it from 1770 up to now, remember it is the only huge automaton left from this time.

[etrax2000]

@remyposees Most museuems have a short view of holding onto objects long after they can no longer provide the needed funds to conserve them. Russia has lots of money, but it is not being used to conserve their treasures. Thousands of churches are falling apart (, physically and spiritually ) and if Russia can not preserve or conserv..e then they should sell ther items to those who can take care of them.

[remyposees]

@etrax2000 i agree with you but unless you are Bill Gates or Rockefelfer few individual could afford to buy them and pay the maintenance costs too, and then you would not be allowed anymore to see them they would be private properties. That is why they are better in a museum for everybody to see of course the musuem is supposed to maintain it properply (which is not always the case unfortunately) remember too that as a citizen you pay with your taxes the maintenance of such works of art

[etrax2000]

@remyposees There are more peole out there with uniomaginable amounts of wealth. they couold certainly aford to maintain these iems, not to mention that purchasing overseas art is both a tax incentive and personal triumph. Also rememebr that most of thse trweasures were stolen from private collectors. Even the masterpieces oft he Roamanoffs and such were "gently nudged" away from the private Russian citizens of years gone b yand also imagine if you will, that this is the year 1911.

[etrax2000]

@remyposees ..and all the fates that occued a hundred years ago are starting to re-emerge, with countries collapsing financially and private citizens whose pockets are bulging are waiting to pounce on them.

[remyposees]

the one who did not like it, it is may be because at the end the video is not perfect, but it is the best up to now i have seen on youtube so that why i posted it. Something was missing

[TheArtgirl16]

how can u dislike this?!?!?!

[Alleykatt500]

that is the single most beuatiful thing i have ever seen in my life. thanks for sharing!

[remyposees]

@Alleykatt500 I agree, i did not even know it exist. It was a total discovery so i though it should be shown to everybody for them to enjoy such a work of art. I wish i could have such a pretty clock in my living room chiming the hours like this one but may be a bit smaller

[Tollinik]

Просто не реальный механизм. Это ж каким мышлением надо обладать.....

[remyposees]

@Tollinik i agree there is a lot of thinking behind this work thanks for your comment

[seeE19]

Tecnología inglesa del siglo XVIII... increíble y precioso.

[seeE19]

Tecnología inglesa del siglo XVIII... increíble y precioso.

[Savihc]

impresionante =)