Delacorte Clock
| Delacorte Clock | |
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 The clock in 2017 | |
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| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 40°46′05″N 73°58′16″W / 40.768053°N 73.971103°W | |
The Delacorte Clock, or George Delacorte Musical Clock, is a clock and art installation outside the Central Park Zoo in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. The clock is named after George T. Delacorte Jr., and was dedicated in 1965.[1][2][3]
The clock is mounted on a three-tiered tower above the arcade between the Wildlife Center and the Children's Zoo.[2] The clock contains representations of animals playing instruments, with two chimpanzees ringing a bell, and plays music every half hour, at 0 and 30 minutes past the hour, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The clock's music is selected from one of 44 pre-recorded tracks.[3]
In popular culture
[edit]The clock appears in:
- The Clock, 1945 film[non-primary source needed]
- Marathon Man, 1976 film[non-primary source needed]
- Delirious, 1991 film[non-primary source needed]
- Madagascar, 2005 animated film[non-primary source needed]
- A Rainy Day in New York, 2018 film[non-primary source needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dedication of the Delacorte Animated Clock, Central Park Zoo | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ a b "Central Park Monuments: Delacorte Clock". NYC Parks. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Delacorte Clock". Delacorte Clock. Central Park Conservancy. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Delacorte Clock at Wikimedia Commons
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