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
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
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 | ||
| Grenoble | 49.5 ft | 25 kg | 7.8 sec | 45°07' N | 33 hours 47 minutes |
Germany
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- 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: 60 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
Italy
- , 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, 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 was set to begin in the second half of 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
Norway
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo Weight: 32kg, Length: 14.1m
- Realfagbygget, NTNU "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.
- "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
- Physics Laboratory Center of Technical Science Faculties of the University of Belgrade
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
- 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 At, it is the longest Foucault pendulum in the UK.
- 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
- 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
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
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
Kuwait
Pakistan
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.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 |
Central and South America
Argentina
- 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
- 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
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, 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.