List of Foucault pendulums
This is a list of Foucault pendulums in the world:
Europe
Austria
- Technisches Museum Wien, Vienna
- St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Styria, erected in 2001 in a slim stainless steel pyramide, partially with glass windows; it is worldwide the first to exist outside a closed building: on the street. - Length: 6.5 m, weight: 32 kg
Belarus
- Belarus State Pedagogic University, Minsk
Belgium
- Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen
- Technopolis, Mechelen
- Festraetsstudio, Sint-Truiden
- UGent-volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien Ghent
Bulgaria
- Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus", Varna - Length: 14.4 m
Czech Republic
- Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové - Length: 10 m, weight: 8.5 kg
- Czech Technical University, Prague - Length: 21 m, weight: 34 kg
- Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden, Kroměříž - Length: 25 m, weight: 30 kg
Denmark
- Steno Museet, Aarhus
- Odense Technical College, Odense
- Geocenter, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen - Length 25 m, weight: 145 kg
Estonia
- Department of Physics, University of Tartu
Finland
- Department of Physics, University of Turku, Turku
- Eurajoki - Length: 40 m, weight: 110 kg
- Finnish Science Centre Heureka, Vantaa
- The watertower of Kuusamo
France
City | Location | Length | Mass | Period | Latitude | Pendulum day |
Paris | Panthéon | 220 ft | 28 kg | 16.5 sec | 48°52' N | 31 hours 50 minutes |
Paris | Musée des Arts et Métiers | 28 kg | 48°52' N | 31 hours 50 minutes | ||
Besançon | 13.11 m | 7.3 sec | 47°08' N | 32 hours 43 minutes |
Germany
- Jahrtausendturm, Magdeburg
- Gymnasium Lünen-Altlünen, Lünen
- German Museum of Technology, Berlin
- University of Bremen
- University of Heidelberg
- Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, Hamburg
- School for Business and Technique, Mainz
- Deutsches Museum, Munich - Length: 30 m, weight: 30 kg
- University of Munich, Geophysics – Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 20 m, 12 kg, live webcam, description
- Münster, 48 kg, 29 m, with mirrors, Zwei Graue Doppelspiegel für ein Pendel by artist Gerhard Richter in a former church, opened 17 June 2018
- University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony - Length: 19.5 m, weight: 70 kg
- Gymnasium of the city Lennestadt, North Rhine-Westphalia - Length: 11 m, weight: 50 kg, period: 6.7 s
- Cornelsen Verlag publishing house, Berlin
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Schweinfurt
- University of Trier
- University of Konstanz - N library
- University of Regensburg Physics Building PHY9, 18 m, stainless steel sphere diameter 0.12 m, electromagnetic drive, Charron ring 0.8 m below attachment.
- University of Rostock
- University of Greifswald
- Astronomisch physikalisches Kabinett, Kassel
- University of Göttingen, Physics department
Hungary
- Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, in one of the Lágymányosi buildings
Iceland
- Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, Reykjavík
Italy
- , Università degli Studi di Cagliari
- San Petronio Basilica, Bologna
- Palazzo della Ragione, Padua
- Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia, Milan
- Museo del Balì, Saltara
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università "Federico II", Naples
- Aula Magna of Liceo M. Curie, Tradate
- Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei , Siena
- Liceo Scientifico Angelo Messedaglia, Verona
Latvia
- Riga TV Tower - Within proposed renovations of the TV Tower, the intention is to build the world's largest Foucault pendulum with a weight of 500 kg and a length of over 70m. The construction is set to begin at the second half 2019.
Liechtenstein
- In the staircase of the national , combined with an artwork by Ferdinand Gehr
Lithuania
- Vilnius University - weight 34 kg, length 35 m
Luxembourg
- University of Luxembourg - Length: 16 m, weight 32 kg
Moldova
- Technical University of Moldova, Chişinău - Length: 19 m, Weight 155 kg
Netherlands
- Radboud University Nijmegen
- Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem
Norway
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo Weight: 32kg, Length: 14.1m
- Realfagbygget, NTNU "Weight: 40kg, Length: 25m"
- Science Factory, Sandnes "Weight: 60kg, Length: 11,17m"
Poland
- Nicolaus Copernicus Museum Frombork - Length: 28 m, weight: 46.5 kg
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Kraków - Length: 46.5 m, weight: 25 kg
- Polytechnic, Gdańsk - Length: 26 m, weight: 64 kg
- Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
- Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin
- Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw
- Center for Modernity, Mill of Knowledge, Toruń - Length: 33 m, weight: 35 kg
Portugal
- National Natural History Museum and Science Museum, Lisbon University
- Department of Physics, FCT, University of Coimbra
- Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Parque das Nações, Lisbon
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Romania
- "Vasile Alecsandri" National College in Galați
- A. T. Laurian National College in Botoșani
- Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
Russia
- Moscow Planetarium
- Novosibirsk Planetarium
- Penza Planetarium
- Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg Planetarium
- Smolensk Planetarium
- Volgograd Planetarium
- Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar
- Murmansk Regional Universal Scientific Library
Serbia
- State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar
Spain
- Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - Length: 7 m, weight: 20 kg
- Parque de las Ciencias, Granada
- Cosmocaixa Museum, Alcobendas, Madrid
- Facultad de Física, Universidad de Salamanca
- CosmoCaixa Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya
- "Villanueva" Building, National Astronomical Observatory, Madrid
- Pabellón de la Energía Viva, Seville
- Casa de las Ciencias, A Coruña - Length: 14 m, weight: 125 kg
- Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia - Length: 34 m
- Hall of Faculty of Physicis, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela
Sweden
- Xperimenthuset, Lokstallarna, Växjö - Weight: 32 kg
- Carlsunds utbildningscentrum, Motala, Sweden Weight: 13 kg, Length: 6m, Theoretical pendulum day: 28h 3 min, Measured pendulum day: 26h 59 min
- Sandvikens Gymnasieskola, Sandviken Weight: 63 kg, Length: 9 m
- Fysikaliska Leksaker, Chalmers, Göteborg.
Switzerland
- Centro Professionale Biasca - Length: 15 m, weight: 102 kg
- Naturmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn
- Gymnasium Oberwil, Basel-Land
- Lycée cantonal de Porrentruy, Porrentruy, Jura
Ukraine
- Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, length: 22 m, weight: 43 kg
United Kingdom
- The Devonshire Dome, University of Derby, Buxton
- The Grange School, Cheshire
- Science Faculty, Uppingham School, Rutland. Length 11.5m.
- University of Liverpool Chemistry Department. Length 7.9m. Period 5.6s.
- Science Museum, London. Length 22.45m. Period 9.5s.
- Manchester Conference Centre
- Harris Museum Preston
- Cattermole Building, Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford
- HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol
- University of Warwick, Coventry
- Atrium of Thames House, headquarters of the British Security Service, in acknowledgement of Umberto Eco's "conspiracy" novel Foucault's Pendulum.
- Princes Square shopping centre, Glasgow.
Africa
South Africa
- Giyani Science Centre, Giyani, Limpopo Province
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pretoria
- Natural Science Museum, Albany Museum Complex, Grahamstown
- Heritage Garden, Stellenbosch
- University Of Natal
Tunisia
- :fr:Cité des sciences |Cité des Sciences de Tunis
Asia
China
- Beijing Planetarium, Beijing
India
- B. M. Birla Planetarium and Science Museum, Jaipur
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
- Subir Raha Oil Museum, Tel Bhavan, ONGC, Dehradun
- Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Regional Science Centre, Near New Alipiri Gate, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- Science Centre, Surat
- Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Near Manglore, Karnataka
Iran
- University of Isfahan, Isfahan
- Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
Israel
- BGU, Beer Sheva
- Gitam/BBDO Ltd, Ramat Gan
- Givatayim Observatory, Givatayim
- Weizmann Institute, Rehovot
Japan
- National Science Museum of Japan, Tokyo
- Fukusai-ji, or Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple, Nagasaki
- Katsushika City Museum, Tokyo
- Tokyo DisneySea, Chiba
- Nagoya City Science Museum, Aichi
- Himeji City Science Museum, Himeji, Kobe
- Kyoto Youth Science Centre, Fuji-no-Mori, Kyoto
- Sapporo City Youth Science Center, Sapporo
Pakistan
- National Museum of Science and Technology, Lahore
Thailand
- Khonkaen University, Bangkok
Turkey
- Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara
- EGE University, Izmir
North America
Canada
Mexico
State | City | Location | Length | Mass | Period |
Querétaro | Querétaro City | Centro Cultural Manuel Gomez Morin, Museum of Science and Technology | 28 m | 280 kg | 9.3 s |
Querétaro | - | - | - | - | - |
United States
Central and South America
- Centro de Estudios Científicos, Costanera de la Ciencia, Valdivia, Chile
- Colegio San Francisco Javier, Puerto Montt, Chile
- Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Museum of Science and Technology, Engineering School, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Museu do Universo at the planetarium of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Central Library of the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela
- Teatro Argentino de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina
- Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi in Bogotá, Colombia.
Australia
- Foucault pendulum, School of Physics, University of New South Wales
- Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
- Gravity Discovery Centre Military Rd, Gingin, Western Australia
- School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
- School of Mathematics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
- School of Physics, in the foyer of the Darling West building, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
- Queensland Museum Sciencentre, Brisbane, Queensland
- School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
New Zealand
- College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Antarctica
- South Pole, Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, in the cylindrical stairwell "beer can" - Length: 33 m, weight: 25 kg, quickest turning Foucault pendulum on earths land, not driven.