ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the reversing of the conventional dawn-to-dusk structure, the Prague city symphony by Svatopluk Innemann that starts with the last of the daylight in the evening and ends with the first sunbeams at dawn. At night, the children may be put to bed, but, otherwise, Prague is a restless city. After dusk, work goes on in factories, telegraph offices, train stations, hotels, newspaper offices, and fire departments. The traffic policeman, a veritable icon of the city symphony, here, too, does his best to manage and control the rainy streets at night. Prague by Night displays a striking use of spotlights and the headlights and taillights of cars and trams to illuminate parts of the streetscape for the camera. After midnight, the city finally comes to rest. But there is still work to be done: tram rails are repaired and policemen are on patrol.
