Delacorte Clock

Delacorte Clock
The clock in 2017
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	40.768053°N 73.971103°W / 40.768053; -73.971103

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

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

1. "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.
2. "Central Park Monuments: Delacorte Clock". NYC Parks. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
3. "Delacorte Clock". Delacorte Clock. Central Park Conservancy. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

External links

• Media related to Delacorte Clock at Wikimedia Commons