Photos of Timewheel
About Timewheel
The Timewheel (Hungarian: Időkerék) is one of the world's largest hourglasses, it is made of granite, steel, and glass, and weighs 60 tons. The "sand" (actually glass granules) flows from the upper to the lower glass chamber for one year. 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. (Budapest, Hungary)
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