- Source: 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 at Hauptplatz, moved 2016 to 10, Untere Hauptstrasse in a slim stainless steel pyramid, 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 (parameters: 16.76 m; 75 kg; 7.8 s; 2.0 m; 28 h 6 min; November 6, 1999)
= 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
== Germany
=Dynamikum Science Center, Pirmasens
Jahrtausendturm, Magdeburg
Gymnasium Lünen-Altlünen, Lünen
Gymnasium Verl, Verl
German Museum of Technology, Berlin
University of Bremen
University of Heidelberg, currently the only pendulum with a live web cam
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
University of Wuppertal
= Hungary
=Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, in one of the Lágymányosi buildings
Mures-Breda castle
= Iceland
=Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, Reykjavík
= Italy
=Dipartimento di Fisica (LIVE), Università degli Studi di Cagliari
San Petronio Basilica, Bologna
Palazzo della Ragione, Padua https://www.labtrek.it/foucault-pendulum/
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia (Leonardo da Vinci), Milan
Museo del Balì, Saltara
Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università "Federico II", Naples
Aula Magna of Liceo M. Curie, Tradate
Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei (LIVE), 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 was set to begin in the second half of 2019.
= Liechtenstein
=In the staircase of the national Gymnasium Vaduz, combined with an artwork by Ferdinand Gehr Drehung der Erde in ihrer Schlichtheit sichtbar
= Lithuania
=Vilnius University - weight 34 kg, length 35 m (built in the 17th century belfry of Sts. Johns' Church of Vilnius University in 2011)
= Luxembourg
=University of Luxembourg - Length: 16 m, weight 32 kg
= Moldova
=Technical University of Moldova, Chişinău - Length: 19 m, Weight 155 kg (2006 - 1851 = 155)
= Netherlands
=Radboud University Nijmegen
Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem
= Norway
=Department of Physics, University of Oslo Weight: 32kg, Length: 14.1m
Realfagbygget, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) "Weight: 40kg, Length: 25m"
Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken), Sandnes "Weight: 60kg, Length: 11,17m"
Borgarsyssel Museum, Sarpsborg Weight: ca 20 kg Length: 7,3 m
= 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
Centre for Science and Technology, Łódź - Length: 36 m, weight: around 100 kg
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin
Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw
Physics Building, University of Białystok, Białystok
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
Centro Ciência Viva de Estremoz
= Romania
=The oldest Foucault Pendulum in Romania is located in pavilion B of the University of Oradea. It was installed in 1964 by Prof. Coriolan Rus, the then dean of the Faculty of Mathematics - Physics. (length: 14m; weight: 60 kg)
"Vasile Alecsandri" National College in Galați (length: 9,92m; weight: 8 kg)
A. T. Laurian National College in Botoșani (length: 17,5m; weight: 25,6 kg)
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași (length: 19,6m; weight: 28 kg; with electromagnetic drive unit)
= Russia
=Moscow Planetarium
Novosibirsk Planetarium (14.5 m, 31.7 kg)
Penza Planetarium
Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (pendulum length was 98 m; removed in 1990s)
Saint Petersburg Planetarium (length: 8 m)
Smolensk Planetarium (length: 12 m)
Volgograd Planetarium
Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar (length: 17 m)
Murmansk Regional Universal Scientific Library (length: 21 m; weight: 32 kg)
= Serbia
=State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar (length 17 m, weight 28 kg)
Physics Laboratory Center of Technical Science Faculties of the University of Belgrade (length 9 m, weight 30 kg)
= 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: 30 m
Hall of Faculty of Physics, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela
= Sweden
=Xperimenthuset, Lokstallarna, Växjö - Weight: 32 kg
Carlsunds utbildningscentrum, Motala, Sweden Weight: 13 kg, Length: 6 m, 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
Ångströmslaboratoriet, Uppsala, 28.3 m
E.ON corporate office, Malmö. Weight: circa 900 kg
= Switzerland
=Centro Professionale Biasca - Length: 15 m, weight: 102 kg
Naturmuseum Solothurn, Solothurn
Gymnasium Oberwil, Basel-Land
Lycée cantonal de Porrentruy, Porrentruy, Jura
Café de la Grenette, Sion. Length: 19 centimeters, weight: 1.4 kilos
= Ukraine
=Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, length: 22 m, weight: 43 kg
= United Kingdom
=The Devonshire Dome, University of Derby, Buxton (Not a permanent feature - May be removed for special events.)
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.
Harris Museum, Preston
Cattermole Building, Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford
HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol (Currently removed; may be reinstalled)
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 (Not operating)
University of Strathclyde, St Paul's Building, John Street, Glasgow. Length 4.359m. Bob mass 2.525 kg. Period 4.187s. Runs under forced excitation as part of an experiment in gravitation.
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 (Durban, Science Center Building)
= Tunisia
=Cité des Sciences de Tunis
Asia
= China
=Beijing Planetarium, Beijing
Guangdong Science Center, Guangzhou
= India
=Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.
Science City, Kolkata.
B. M. Birla Planetarium and Science Museum, Jaipur
New Parliament Building, New Delhi
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 (Fukusai Temple), or Nagasaki Kannon Universal Temple, Nagasaki
Katsushika City Museum, Tokyo
Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), 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, Khon Kaen
AstroPark, Chiang Mai
= Turkey
=Bilkent University- Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Ankara
EGE University, Izmir
North America
Alphabetic by state or province, then place.
= Canada
== Mexico
== United States
=Central and South America
= Argentina
=School of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Length: 27.35 m. Period: 10.4 secs)
Museum of Science and Technology, Engineering School, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Teatro Argentino de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina
= Brazil
=Museu do Universo at the planetarium of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology, Porto Alegre, Brazil
= Chile
=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
= Colombia
=Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi in Bogotá, Colombia.
= Puerto Rico
=Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
= Venezuela
=Central Library of the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela
Australasia
= 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 (previously named Bragg building), University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
Queensland Museum Sciencentre, Brisbane, Queensland
School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
Rosebank College, Five Dock, New South Wales.
= 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.
References
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- PUCRS Museum of Science and Technology
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