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The clock is mounted on a three-tiered tower above the arcade between the Wildlife Center and the Children's Zoo.<ref name="NYC Parks">{{cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/378|title=Central Park Monuments: Delacorte Clock|work=NYC Parks|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> The clock contains representations of animals playing instruments, 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.<ref name="Conservancy">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/delacorte-clock.html|title=Delacorte Clock|date=February 12, 2015|website=Delacorte Clock|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> |
The clock is mounted on a three-tiered tower above the arcade between the Wildlife Center and the Children's Zoo.<ref name="NYC Parks">{{cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/378|title=Central Park Monuments: Delacorte Clock|work=NYC Parks|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> The clock contains representations of animals playing instruments, 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.<ref name="Conservancy">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/delacorte-clock.html|title=Delacorte Clock|date=February 12, 2015|website=Delacorte Clock|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> |
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*[[Madagascar (2005 film)|''Madagascar'']], 2005 animated film |
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*''[[A Rainy Day in New York]]'', 2018 film |
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Revision as of 15:36, 20 October 2021
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| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
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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, 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
The clock appears in
- Madagascar, 2005 animated film
- A Rainy Day in New York, 2018 film
References
- ^ "Dedication of the Delacorte Animated Clock, Central Park Zoo | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ a b "Central Park Monuments: Delacorte Clock". NYC Parks. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Delacorte Clock". Delacorte Clock. Central Park Conservancy. February 12, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
External links
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