List of largest cuckoo clocks
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Several unusually large cuckoo clocks have been built and installed in different cities of the world with the aim of attracting visitors, as part of publicity of a cuckoo clock shop, or to serve as a landmark for the community and town.
Some have been awarded with the title of "World's Largest Cuckoo Clock" by the Guinness World Records.
Argentina
- Eduardo Castex, inaugurated in 1977.[1]
- La Cumbrecita, 2011.
- La Falda, 1963.[2]
- Villa Carlos Paz, 1958.[3]
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Villa Carlos Paz
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La Falda
Brazil
England
Germany
- Höllsteig (Breitnau), 1994.
- Niederwasser (Hornberg), 1995, cuckoo and quail clock.[5]
- Schonach, 1980.[6]
- Schonachbach (Triberg), 1994.[7]
- Titisee-Neustadt
- Villingen-Schwenningen, 2021.[8]
Other parts of Germany:
- Gernrode, 1997.[9]
- Sankt Goar, world's largest free-hanging cuckoo clock.
- Wiesbaden, 1946.[10]
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Höllsteig (Breitnau)
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Cuckoo and quail clock, Niederwasser (Hornberg)
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Schonach. Completed in 1980, it is the first world's largest cuckoo clock. In 1984 made it into the Guinness Book of Records.[11]
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Schonachbach (Triberg). Completed in 1994, it is the world's largest cuckoo clock, a distinction it has held since 1997, when entered the Guinness Book of Records.[12]
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Titisee-Neustadt
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Gernrode
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Sankt Goar
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Wiesbaden
Italy
Russia
United States
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- Sugarcreek, Ohio, 1972, at the intersection of Main and Broadway Street. It is over 23 feet tall and 24 feet wide.[citation needed]
- Douglasville, Georgia, 1986 (indoor). This clock was commissioned by Jerry Champion, owner of Champ's Clock Shop, in 1986. The manufacturer was Dold Exquisit and they had a retail location in Triberg Germany. Over 13 feet tall, it was made in the Black Forest and handcarved by Alfons Dold from German Black Forest trees.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Monumentos y Edificios Históricos" (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Eduardo Castex. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Cu Cú de La Falda" (in Spanish). Argentina Turismo. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Reloj Cu-Cú" (in Spanish). Acarlospaz.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22440591 BBC News:Gardener spends over £10,000 to build giant cuckoo clock
- ^ "Hornberger Uhrenspiele". House of Black Forest Clocks. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Cuckoo clocks". Das Ferienland. Archived from the original on March 1, 2006.
- ^ "World's Biggest Cuckoo Clock". Uhren-Park. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "World's Largest Cuckoo Clock (Digital)". Olsen. July 2021.
- ^ "World's largest cuckoo clock outside the Black Forest" (in German). Harzer-uhren. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009.
- ^ "Cuckoo clock". Wiesbaden. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Schwarzwald. World's Largest Cuckoo Clock
- ^ Atlas Obscura. World's Largest Cuckoo Clock
- ^ "Val Di Fassa" (in Italian). Girovagando in Trentino. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Часы с 'кукушкой' (in Russian). Visualrian. June 1981. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Visit Sugarcreek. World's Largest Cuckoo Clocks