Several unusually large cuckoo clocks have been built and installed in different cities of the world with the aim of attracting visitors, as part of publicity of a cuckoo clock shop, or to serve as a landmark for the community and town.
Some have been awarded with the title of "World's Largest Cuckoo Clock" by the Guinness World Records.
Argentina Eduardo Castex, inaugurated in 1977. La Cumbrecita, 2011. La Falda, 1963. Villa Carlos Paz, 1958.
Brazil Gramado
England Pembridge, Herefordshire, 2013.bbc.co.uk BBC News:Gardener spends over £10,000 to build giant cuckoo clock
Germany Black Forest: Höllsteig (Breitnau), 1994. Niederwasser (Hornberg), 1995, cuckoo and quail clock. Schonach, 1980. Schonachbach (Triberg), 1994. Titisee-Neustadt Villingen-Schwenningen, 2021. Furtwangen, 2025.
Other parts of Germany:
Gernrode, 1997. Sankt Goar, world's largest free-hanging cuckoo clock. Wiesbaden, 1946.
Italy Canazei, 2008, with carillon.
Russia Penza, 1974.
United States
Sugarcreek, Ohio, 1972, at the intersection of Main and Broadway Street. It is over 23 feet tall and 24 feet wide. Douglasville, Georgia, 1986 (indoor). This clock was commissioned by Jerry Champion, owner of Champ's Clock Shop, in 1986. The manufacturer was Dold Exquisit and they had a retail location in Triberg Germany. Over 13 feet tall, it was made in the Black Forest and handcarved by Alfons Dold from German Black Forest trees. Sturbridge, Massachusetts, the Cuckoo Clock Shed at The Bird Store and More. Advertised as the largest cuckoo clock in New England.
See also List of largest clock faces List of tallest clock towers References