The Night Watchman

Prague and its old streets do not only contain a unique fairy-tale atmosphere, but also figures which have been made by history. One of these is Jan Sluníčko (John the Little Sun), a fairy-tale watchman, whose job is to announce what time of night it is, and to welcome the Sun at day-break. However Mr.Sluníčko is more than just an attraction for tourists to the Prague district of Malá Strana ("Lesser Town"). Mainly, he is a victim of the communist regime, the time in which nobody in the town would welcome the Sun.