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[[Image:Budapest timewheel 02.jpg|thumb|The Timewheel (Időkerék)]] |
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The '''Timewheel''' ({{lang-hu|Időkerék}}) is a large [[hourglass]], situated in [[Budapest]] next to [[City Park (Budapest)|City Park]], right of [[Heroes' Square (Budapest)|Heroes' Square]] and behind the [[Budapest Kunsthalle|Palace of Art]] (''Műcsarnok''), on the site of a former [[List of statues of Vladimir Lenin|statue of Lenin]] that now stands in [[Memento Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviewoncities.com/budapest/varosliget.htm|title=City Park Budapest|publisher=A View On Cities|accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref> It is made of granite, steel, and glass, and weighs 60 tons. The |
The '''Timewheel''' ({{lang-hu|Időkerék}}) is a large [[hourglass]], situated in [[Budapest]] next to [[City Park (Budapest)|City Park]], right of [[Heroes' Square (Budapest)|Heroes' Square]] and behind the [[Budapest Kunsthalle|Palace of Art]] (''Műcsarnok''), on the site of a former [[List of statues of Vladimir Lenin|statue of Lenin]] that now stands in [[Memento Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviewoncities.com/budapest/varosliget.htm|title=City Park Budapest|publisher=A View On Cities|accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref> It is made of granite, steel, and glass, and weighs 60 tons. The sand, which consists of glass granules, flows from the upper to the lower glass chamber over the course of one year.<ref>[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/hungary/budapest/sights/landmarks-monuments/timewheel Lonely Planet "timewheel"]</ref><ref>[http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/timewheel Atlas Obscura: TimeWheel]</ref> |
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The sand runs out on [[New Year's Eve]] and the Timewheel is then turned 180 degrees so the flow of the sand can resume for the next year. The turning is accomplished by four people pulling cables, and takes roughly 45 minutes to complete. The Timewheel was unveiled on 1 May 2004 to commemorate the historic [[enlargement of the European Union]] that [[History of the European Union#2004|admitted Hungary]] (along with nine other countries) to the [[European Union|EU]].{{cn|date=February 2019}} |
The sand runs out on [[New Year's Eve]] and the Timewheel is then turned 180 degrees so the flow of the sand can resume for the next year. The turning is accomplished by four people pulling cables, and takes roughly 45 minutes to complete. The Timewheel was unveiled on 1 May 2004 to commemorate the historic [[enlargement of the European Union]] that [[History of the European Union#2004|admitted Hungary]] (along with nine other countries) to the [[European Union|EU]].{{cn|date=February 2019}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 6 July 2024
The Timewheel (Hungarian: Időkerék) is a large hourglass, situated in Budapest next to City Park, right of Heroes' Square and behind the Palace of Art (Műcsarnok), on the site of a former statue of Lenin that now stands in Memento Park.[1] It is made of granite, steel, and glass, and weighs 60 tons. The sand, which consists of glass granules, flows from the upper to the lower glass chamber over the course of one year.[2][3]
The sand runs out on New Year's Eve and the Timewheel is then turned 180 degrees so the flow of the sand can resume for the next year. The turning is accomplished by four people pulling cables, and takes roughly 45 minutes to complete. The Timewheel was unveiled on 1 May 2004 to commemorate the historic enlargement of the European Union that admitted Hungary (along with nine other countries) to the EU.[citation needed]
János Herner designed and built the Timewheel after an architectural design done by István Janáky.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "City Park Budapest". A View On Cities. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Lonely Planet "timewheel"
- ^ Atlas Obscura: TimeWheel
- ^ Ermengem, Kristiaan Van. "City Park, Budapest". A View On Cities. Retrieved 10 April 2019.