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.
- La Cumbrecita, 2011.
- La Falda, 1963.
- Villa Carlos Paz, 1958.
Brazil
England
- Pembridge, Herefordshire, 2013.
Germany
- Höllsteig (Breitnau), 1994.
- Niederwasser (Hornberg), 1995, cuckoo and quail clock.
- Schonach, 1980.
- Schonachbach (Triberg), 1994.
- Titisee-Neustadt
- Villingen-Schwenningen, 2021.
Other parts of Germany:
- Gernrode, 1997.
- Sankt Goar, world's largest free-hanging cuckoo clock.
- Wiesbaden, 1946.
- 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.
- 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.
- Titisee-Neustadt
- Gernrode
- Sankt Goar
- Wiesbaden
Italy
Russia
- Penza, 1974.
United States
- Sugarcreek, Ohio, 1972, at the intersection of Main and Broadway Street. It is over 23 feet tall and 24 feet wide.
- 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.
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