List of largest hourglasses explained

This article lists the largest hourglasses that have been built.

ImageInfoDuration
Built in 2000, this hourglass is located in Ybbsitz and is called Panta Rhei.[1]
Built in 1984 and located in Mainz, this hourglass was donated by Schott Glaswerke.[2] 1 hour
Unveiled in 2008 and located at the Red Square in Moscow.[3] 2 days[4]
Called Timewheel, this hourglass is located in Hungary near Hősök tere[5] and was first revealed in 2004 in commemoration of Hungary's accession to the EU.[6] 1 year
Built in 1991 and located in the Nima Sand Museum, this hourglass is 5.2 metres high and contains around one ton of sand.[7] 1 year[8]
Built in 1999 and located on Jeongdongjin Beach it takes one year for the sand to fall to the bottom.[9] 1 year
A two metre high hourglass, filled with artificial blood, was installed at Downing Street in London as part of a protest demanding British intervention in the Darfur conflict.[10] [11]
In 2009, a number of large hourglasses were installed in several major cities in Brazil to mark the enacting of an anti-smoking law.[12] [13]
Filled with ground ivory, this hourglass was on display in Liverpool, UK, from mid 2005 to mid 2006.[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Eisenstraße - "Panta Rhei" . 2000 . Information plaque . . German . JPEG.
  2. Web site: Brunnen, Denkmäler und Plastiken in Mainz . 2013-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109003318/http://www.staff.uni-mainz.de/mblumers/lg/o-e/deu/Doks/Brunnen.htm . 2013-11-09 .
  3. Book: Knaack . Ulrich . Klein . Tillmann . The Future Envelope 3: Facades - The Making of . IOS Press . 2010 . Amsterdam . 7–12 . 978-1-60750-671-3.
  4. Web site: World's largest hourglass unveiled in Moscow. . 2023-12-09 .
  5. Book: Phillips . Adrian . Scotchmer . Jo . Hungary . Bradt Travel Guides Ltd . 2 . May 2010 . 152 . 978-1-84162-285-9.
  6. Book: Budapest Sights: A Travel Guide to the Top 30 Attractions in Budapest, Hungary . MobileReference .
  7. Muite . B. K. . M. L. Hunt . G. G. Joseph . The effects of a counter-current interstitial flow on a discharging hourglass . Phys. Fluids . 16 . 9 . 3415–3425 . American Institute of Physics . September 2004 . 10.1063/1.1781158.
  8. Web site: Nima Sand Museum - Shimane Japan Official Tourist Guide . 2023-12-09 .
  9. Book: Hae-Jin Lee, Cecilia . Gangwon-do, South Korea: Frommer's ShortCuts . John Wiley & Sons, Inc. . Frommer's ShortCuts . 2012 . Hoboken, New Jersey . 9781118470107.
  10. Web site: Day of action for Darfur . Express.co.uk . Daily Express . 2007-04-29 . 2013-03-06.
  11. Web site: Worldwide rallies call for end to Darfur crisis . CBC News World . CBC . 2007-04-29 . 2013-03-06.
  12. Web site: Rix . Antonio Carlos . Big Blow to Brazil's Cigarette Industry . OhmyNews . 2009-08-13 . 2013-03-07.
  13. Bialous . Stella Aguinaga . Stella Martins . Brazil: São Paulo takes the lead . Tob. Control . 18 . 5 . 341–344 . 2009 . 10.1136/tc.2009.033167 . 19779061 . 2762497.
  14. Web site: Time is running out for elephants - Hourglass display 22 June 2005 to 25 May 2006 . Merseyside Maritime Museum - Exhibitions . National Museums Liverpool . 2013-03-07.
  15. Web site: Spicer . Graham . At-Bristol Science Centre Supports IFAW Ivory Amnesty . Places to Go - South West - Bristol . Culture24 . 2006-07-19 . 2013-03-07.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List of largest hourglasses".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.