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
- Belarus State Pedagogic University, Minsk
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
- Department of Physics, University of Tartu
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
Germany
- Dynamikum Science Center, Pirmasens
- 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: 30 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
- Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Reykjavík power distributor, Reykjavík
Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica (LIVE), 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 (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 was set to begin in the second half of 2019.
Liechtenstein
- In the staircase of the national Gymnasium Vaduz, combined with an artwork by Ferdinand Gehr Drehung der Erde in ihrer Schlichtheit sichtbar
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
- Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem
Norway
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo 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 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. (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 (14.5 m, 31.7 kg)
- Penza Planetarium
- 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)
- Volgograd Planetarium
- Institute of Geology Komi Sci. Center Ural Div. RAS, Syktyvkar (length: 17 m)
- Murmansk Regional Universal Scientific Library (length: 21 m; weight: 32 kg)
Serbia
- State University of Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar (length 17 m, weight 28 kg)
- Physics Laboratory Center of Technical Science Faculties of the University of Belgrade (length 9 m, weight 30 kg)
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
- 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 (Not a permanent feature - May be removed for special events.)
- 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
- Cattermole Building, Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford
- 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
- Princes Square shopping centre, Glasgow (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
- 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
- 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
- Tokyo DisneySea (in the Pendulum Room inside Fortress Explorations), 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
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
- EGE University, Izmir
North America
Alphabetic by state or province, then place.
Canada
Mexico
United States
Central and South America
Argentina
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Length: 27.35 m. Period: 10.4 secs)
- 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
- Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi in Bogotá, 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 (previously named Bragg 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.
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