List of Foucault pendulums

This is a list of Foucault pendulums in the world:

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Europe[]

Austria[]

• Technisches Museum Wien, Vienna
• St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Styria, erected in 2001 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^[1][2]

Belarus[]

• ,^[3] Minsk

Belgium[]

• Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen
• Technopolis, Mechelen
• Festraetsstudio, Sint-Truiden
• UGent-volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien^[4] Ghent

Bulgaria[]

• Public Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus",^[5] Varna - Length: 14.4 m

Czech Republic[]

• Observatory and Planetarium Hradec Králové,^[6] Hradec Králové - Length: 10 m, weight: 8.5 kg
• Czech Technical University,^[7] Prague - Length: 21 m, weight: 34 kg
• Rotunda in Castle Flower Garden,^[8] 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^[9]

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 ${\displaystyle l\,}$	Mass	Period ${\displaystyle 2\pi {\sqrt {\frac {l}{g}}}}$	Latitude ${\displaystyle \phi \,}$	Pendulum day ${\displaystyle {\frac {23h56'}{\sin \phi }}}$
Paris	Panthéon	220 ft (67 m)	28 kg	16.5 sec	48°52' N	31 hours 50 minutes
Paris	Musée des Arts et Métiers[10]		28 kg		48°52' N	31 hours 50 minutes
Besançon	[fr]	13.11 m		7.3 sec	47°08' N	32 hours 43 minutes

Germany[]

• Jahrtausendturm,^[11] Magdeburg
• , Lünen
• German Museum of Technology,^[12] Berlin
• University of Bremen
• University of Heidelberg^[13]
• Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg
• Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg,^[14] Hamburg
• School for Business and Technique, Mainz^{[citation needed]}
• 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,^[15] description^[16]
• 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^[17]
• University of Osnabrück,^[18] 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^[19]

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
• 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 is set to begin at the second half 2019.^[20]

Liechtenstein[]

• In the staircase of the national Gymnasium Vaduz, combined with an artwork by Ferdinand Gehr [1]

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^[21]
• Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem^[22]

Norway[]

• Department of Physics, University of Oslo^[23] 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"

Poland[]

• Nicolaus Copernicus Museum^[24] 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
• 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
• Penza Planetarium^[25]
• 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)^[26]
• Volgograd Planetarium^[27]
• Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar (length: 17 m)^[28]
• Murmansk Regional Universal Scientific Library (length: 21 m; weight: 32 kg)

Serbia[]

• State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar (length 17m, weight 28 kg)

Spain[]

• Hall of the Faculties of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - Length: 7 m, weight: 20 kg
• Parque de las Ciencias,^[29] 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,^[30] Seville
• Casa de las Ciencias,^[31] A Coruña - Length: 14 m, weight: 125 kg
• Museu de les Arts i les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia - Length: 34 m^[32]
• Hall of Faculty of Physicis, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela

Sweden[]

• Xperimenthuset,^[33] Lokstallarna, Växjö - Weight: 32 kg
• Carlsunds utbildningscentrum, Motala, Sweden^[34] 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^[35] - 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 (Not a permanent feature - May be removed for special events.)^[36]
• The Grange School,^[37] 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.^[38]
• Manchester Conference Centre^[39]
• Harris Museum^[40] Preston
• Cattermole Building, Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford^[41]
• 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.^[42]
• Princes Square shopping centre, Glasgow.^[43] (Not operating)

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[]

• B. M. Birla Planetarium and Science Museum, Jaipur
• Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University^[44]
• Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,^[45] Pune
• Subir Raha Oil Museum, Tel Bhavan, ONGC,^[46] Dehradun
• , Gujarat
• , 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^[47]
• Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), Chiba
• Nagoya City Science Museum, Aichi^[48]
• Himeji City Science Museum, Himeji, Kobe^[49]
• Kyoto Youth Science Centre, Fuji-no-Mori, Kyoto
• Sapporo City Youth Science Center, Sapporo^[50]

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^[51]
• EGE University, Izmir

North America[]

Alphabetic by state or province, then place.

Canada[]

Province	City	Location	Length	Mass	Period
Alberta	Calgary	Telus Spark
	Edmonton	Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta	23.4 m	29.7 kg	9.7 s
British Columbia	Vancouver
Manitoba	Winnipeg	University of Winnipeg
Ontario	Aurora	McLaughlin Hall, St. Andrew's College
	Guelph	Physics Department, University of Guelph[52]
	Kingston	Stirling Hall, Queen's University
	Ottawa	Herzberg Building, Carleton University	16.7640 m	104.78 kg	8 s[53]
	Toronto	Ontario Science Centre
Quebec	Chicoutimi	Cégep de Chicoutimi
	Montreal	Collège de Maisonneuve
	Montreal	École de technologie supérieure
	Montreal	Roger-Gaudry Pavilion, Université de Montréal	8 m	10 kg

Mexico[]

State	City	Location	Length	Mass	Period
Querétaro	Querétaro City	, Museum of Science and Technology[54]	28 m	280 kg	9.3 s

United States[]

State/province	City	Location	Length	Mass	Period
Alabama	Auburn	Auburn University
	Birmingham	Samford University
Alaska	Anchorage	University of Alaska, Consortium Library	52 ft (15.8 m)	240 lb (108.8 kg)	7.9 s
Arizona	Tempe	Arizona State University, Bateman Physical Sciences Center	70.5 ft (21.5 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	9.3 s
Arkansas	Conway	Hendrix College
California	Bakersfield	California State University Bakersfield Physics Center
	Fresno	Fresno Pacific University	41 ft (12.5 m)	235	7.1 s
	Long Beach	Sunnyside Mausoleum, Forest Lawn
	Los Angeles	Griffith Observatory	40 ft (12.2 m)	240 lb (108.8 kg)	7.01 s
	Los Angeles	Occidental College
	Modesto	Modesto Junior College Science Community Center[55]	42 ft (12.8 m)	250 lbs	7.2 s
	Monterey	Naval Postgraduate School
	Napa	Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
	Pleasant Hill	Diablo Valley College
	Riverside	UC Riverside Physics Department
	Sacramento	California Department of Education lobby installation by artist Jud Fine[56]
	Salinas	Hartnell College
	San Diego	San Diego Natural History Museum	12.4 m (est.)	235 lb (106.6 kg)	7 s (estimate)
	San Francisco	California Academy of Sciences	30 ft (9.14 m)	235 lb (106.6 kg)	6.1 s
	San Francisco	Calico Labs
	San Jose	Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium
	San Jose	The Harker School
	Santa Barbara	Museum of Natural History			Currently inoperable
	Santa Paula	Thomas Aquinas College
Colorado	Alamosa	Adams State College
	Boulder	CU Boulder, Gamow Physics Tower	128.9 ft (39.3 m)	367 lb (166 kg)	12.6 s
	Colorado Springs	UCCS, Osborne Center for Science and Engineering
	Fort Collins	Colorado State University
	Golden	Colorado School of Mines
Connecticut	Avon	Avon Old Farms School
	Greenwich	Greenwich High School
	Hartford	The Children's Museum[57]
Florida	Avon Park	South Florida Community College
	Cocoa	Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
	Jacksonville	Museum of Science & History
	Miami	Miami Dade Junior College
	Orlando	John Young Museum
	Orlando	University of Central Florida, Mathematical Sciences Building[58]
	Tallahassee	Florida State University
	Tampa	University of South Florida, Interdisciplinary Science Building
Georgia	Cartersville	Tellus Science Museum
	Mount Berry	Berry College
Idaho	Boise
Illinois	Batavia	Robert Rathbun Wilson Hall, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
	Chicago	Museum of Science and Industry	65 ft (20 m)	300 kg	8.98 s
	Chicago	Museum of Science and Industry (Has 2)
	Rockford	Rock Valley College
	Wheaton	Wheaton College
Indiana	Indianapolis	Indiana State College
	Indianapolis	Indiana State Museum
Iowa	Des Moines		62 ft (19 m)	118 kg	8.7 s
Kansas	Hays	Fort Hays State University
	Wichita	Exploration Place
Kentucky	Berea	Berea College
	Danville	Centre College
	Georgetown	Georgetown College
	Highland Heights	Northern Kentucky University
	Lexington	Lexington Public Library
	Louisville	Kentucky Science Center
	Louisville	Museum of Natural History
	Louisville	University of Louisville	72 ft (22.0 m)		9.4 +/- 0.05 s
Louisiana	Shreveport		32 ft (9.7 m)	113 kg (250 lb)
Maine	Portland	University of Southern Maine
Maryland	Annapolis	St. John's College
	Colora	West Nottingham Academy
	Frostburg	Frostburg State University
	Severna Park	Severn School
Massachusetts	Boston	Museum of Science
	Lexington	MIT Lincoln Laboratory[59]	52 ft (15.8 m)		8.0 s
	Northampton	Smith College	43 ft (13.1 m)	235 lb (106.6 kg)	7.27 s
	Osterville	Cape Cod Academy
	Springfield	Springfield Science Museum
Michigan	Alpena	Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan[2]
	Detroit	Detroit Science Center
	Grand Haven	Grand Haven High School
	Grand Rapids	Steelcase Corporate Development Center
	Midland	Midland Center for the Arts
Minnesota	Collegeville	St. John's University
	Minneapolis	The Blake School
	St. Paul	Macalester College
Missouri	Sullivan	Meramec Caverns			Inoperable due to insufficient mass
Montana	Billings	First Citizens Bank
Nebraska	Kearney	University of Nebraska at Kearney
Nevada	Las Vegas
	Las Vegas	Lied Discovery Children's Museum
	Reno	University of Nevada, Reno, Schulich Lecture Hall
New Hampshire	Bedford	Dean Kamen's house
	Hanover	Dartmouth College
New Jersey	Morristown	Delbarton School
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Albuquerque Academy
New York	Bronx	Montefiore Medical Center
	Buffalo	Buffalo Museum of Science	75 ft (22.9 m)	100 lb (45 kg)	9.6 s
	Geneseo	State University of New York at Geneseo	52 ft (15.8 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	8.0 s
	Ithaca	Cornell University, Rockefeller Hall
	Mineola	Chaminade High School
	New York City	United Nations Building. Since 1955, a gift from the government of The Netherlands	75 ft (22.9 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	8.5 sec.[60]
North Carolina	Fayetteville	Fayetteville State University
	Greensboro	Greensboro Science Center
	Greensboro	NC A & T State University
	Winston-Salem	Kaleideum North
Ohio	Canton	William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
	Cincinnati	Xavier University
	Cleveland	Cleveland Museum of Natural History
	Cleveland	Cleveland State University, Fenn Tower			currently inoperable
	Columbus	COSI Columbus
	Dayton	University of Dayton
	Marietta	Marietta College, Rickey Science Center
	Oxford	Miami University, Culler Hall
	Portsmouth	Shawnee State University
Oklahoma	Edmond	University of Central Oklahoma, Howell Hall
	Norman	University of Oklahoma, Nielsen Physics Building
	Oklahoma City	Science Museum Oklahoma
Oregon	Portland	Oregon Convention Center	88.5 ft (27 m)	900 lb (408 kg)	10.4 s
Pennsylvania	Cheyney
	Clarion, Pennsylvania	Clarion University			Currently Inoperable[61]
	Edinboro	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
	Indiana	Indiana University of Pennsylvania			Currently Inoperable[62]
	Kutztown	Kutztown University
	Mechanicsburg		55 ft (16.8 m)	350 lb (159 kg)	8.2 s
	Millersville	Millersville University of Pennsylvania
	Philadelphia	Franklin Institute	85 ft (27 m)	80 kg	10 s
	Pittsburgh	Children's Museum of Pittsburgh[63]
		Duquesne University[64]	24 ft (7.3 m)	18 lb (8.2 kg)	5.4 s
	Shippensburg	Shippensburg State College
South Carolina	Clemson	Clemson University, Kinard Laboratory of Physics[65]
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	Augustana University, Froiland Science Complex[66]
Tennessee	Collegedale	Southern Adventist University, Hickman Science Center	11.8 m	88.4 kg	6.89 s
	Nashville	Adventure Science Center
Texas	Austin
	Austin	University of Texas at Austin, DEV Building[67][68]	40 m
	College Station	Texas A&M University, George P. Mitchell Physics Building	85 ft (26 m)	235 lb	10.23 s
	College Station	Texas A&M University, Zachry Engineering Center (removed; year unknown)
	Houston	Houston Museum of Natural Science
	Odessa	Unitarian-Universalist Church
	San Antonio	Tex Hill Middle School[69]	37.75 ft (11.51 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	6.8 s[70]
Utah	Orem	Utah Valley University
	Provo	Brigham Young University, Eyring Science Center	47 ft (14.32 m)		7.6 s
	Salt Lake City	Clark Planetarium
Virginia	Richmond	Science Museum of Virginia
	Richmond	University of Richmond, Gottwald Science Center
Washington	Auburn	Green River College
	Ellensburg	Central Washington University	34 ft (10.5 m)		6.4 s
	Seattle	University of Washington	49.8 ft (15.1 m)		7.8 s
	Spokane	Spokane Falls Community College
	Tacoma	Harned Hall, University of Puget Sound
Washington, D.C.		Museum of History and Technology. Smithsonian Institution (1964–1998)[71][72][73]	52 ft (16 m)	108 kg	8.0 s
		National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (removed permanently 2008)	68.9 ft (21 m)	105 kg	9.2 s
Wisconsin	Stevens Point	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Wyoming	Rock Springs	Western Wyoming Community College
	Sheridan	Sheridan College (Wyoming)
	Casper	Casper College

Central and South America[]

Argentina[]

• School of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires,^[74] Buenos Aires, Argentina (Length: 27.35 m. Period: 10.4 secs)
• Museum of Science and Technology,^[75] Engineering School,^[76] 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,^[77] Puerto Montt, Chile
• Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences,^[78] University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Colombia[]

• Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi in Bogotá, Colombia.

Puerto Rico[]

• Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez,^[79] Puerto Rico

Venezuela[]

• Central Library of the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela

Australasia[]

Australia[]

• Foucault pendulum,^[80] School of Physics, University of New South Wales
• Questacon National Science Exhibition, Canberra
• Gravity Discovery Centre^[81] 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,^[82] 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"^[83] - Length: 33 m, weight: 25 kg, quickest turning Foucault pendulum on earths land, not driven.

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