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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]

References

^ "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.

47°30′46.05″N 19°4′48.98″E / 47.5127917°N 19.0802722°E / 47.5127917; 19.0802722

[1] "City Park Budapest". A View On Cities. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[2] Lonely Planet "timewheel"

[3] Atlas Obscura: TimeWheel

[4] Ermengem, Kristiaan Van. "City Park, Budapest". A View On Cities. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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+{{Short description|Monument in Budapest, Hungary}}
-{{About|a hourglass|other uses|Wheel of time (disambiguation)}}
+{{About|an hourglass|other uses|Wheel of time (disambiguation)}}
 [[Image:Budapest timewheel 02.jpg|thumb|The Timewheel (Időkerék)]]
-The '''Timewheel''' ({{lang-hu|Időkerék}}) is one of the world's largest [[hourglass]]es, 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]]" (actually glass [[granular material|granules]]) flows from the upper to the lower glass chamber for 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> 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 done by manual power using steel cables and it takes roughly 45 minutes for 4 people to complete the half turn. 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 9 other countries) to the [[European Union|EU]].
+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>
+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 idea and the building of the Timewheel is marked by János Herner, the architectural design of the statue was done by István Janáky.
+János Herner designed and built the Timewheel after an architectural design done by István Janáky.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ermengem |first1=Kristiaan Van |title=City Park, Budapest |url=http://www.aviewoncities.com/budapest/varosliget.htm |website=A View On Cities |accessdate=10 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
-The Nima Sand Museum, which opened in 1991, also has a 1-year hourglass ("The Sandtimer") in [[Nima, Shimane|Nima]], Shimane Prefecture, Japan. <ref>[http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nima-sand-museum Atlas Obscura: Nima Sand Museum]</ref>
+==See also==
+*[[List of largest hourglasses]]
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Buildings and structures in Budapest]]
-[[Category:Individual clocks]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Budapest]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Budapest]]
+[[Category:Hourglasses]]
-[[Category:Timers]]