List of largest cuckoo clocks
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
[edit]- 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 -
La Falda
Brazil
[edit]England
[edit]Germany
[edit]- 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) -
Cuckoo and quail clock, Niederwasser (Hornberg) -
![Schonach. Completed in 1980, it is the first world's largest cuckoo clock. In 1984 made it into the Guinness Book of Records.[11]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Kuckucksuhr_schonach.jpg/172px-Kuckucksuhr_schonach.jpg)
Schonach. Completed in 1980, it is the first world's largest cuckoo clock. In 1984 made it into the Guinness Book of Records.[11] -
![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]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gutachtal-Uhrenhaus-3.jpg/150px-Gutachtal-Uhrenhaus-3.jpg)
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] -
Titisee-Neustadt -
Gernrode -
Sankt Goar -
Wiesbaden
![Schonach. Completed in 1980, it is the first world's largest cuckoo clock. In 1984 made it into the Guinness Book of Records.[11]](/wiki/File:Kuckucksuhr_schonach.jpg)
![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]](/wiki/File:Gutachtal-Uhrenhaus-3.jpg)
Italy
[edit]Russia
[edit]United States
[edit]
- 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
[edit]- ^ "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