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List of largest hourglasses

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This article lists the largest hourglasses that have been built.

Image	Info	Duration
[[File:Hourglass Panta Rhei, Ybbsitz.jpg	100px]]	Constructed in 2000 by a group of smiths, this hourglass is located in Ybbsitz, Austria, and is called Panta Rhei.
[[File:Sanduhr in Mainz 1.jpg	100px]]	Built in 1984 and located in Mainz, Germany, this hourglass was donated by Schott glass works.	1 hour
[[File:Semi-Transparent.png	100px]]	The BMW Hourglass, a 12-metre sculpture, was unveiled in 2008 in Red Square in Moscow, Russia as a promotion for a BMW car model; 180,000 silver balls drained from the upper bulb to reveal the car.	2 days
[[File:Budapest timewheel 03.jpg	100px]]	Called Timewheel, this hourglass is located near Hősök tere in Budapest, Hungary and was unveiled in 2004 in commemoration of Hungary's accession to the EU.	1 year
[[File:Semi-Transparent.png	100px]]	Built in 1991 and located in the Nima Sand Museum in Ōda, Japan, this hourglass is the largest in the world; it is 5.2 metres high and contains around one ton of sand.	1 year
[[File:20151015 최광모 SONY DSC-RX10 DSC04334 20151024.JPG	100px]]	Built in 1999 and located near the beach in Jeongdongjin, South Korea; it takes one year for the sand to fall to the bottom.	1 year
[[File:Semi-Transparent.png	100px]]	A two-metre high hourglass, filled with artificial blood, was installed in 2007 at Downing Street in London, UK as part of a protest demanding British intervention in the Darfur conflict.
[[File:Semi-Transparent.png	100px]]	In 2009, the government of Brazil installed a number of large hourglasses in major cities to mark the enacting of an anti-smoking law.
[[File:Semi-Transparent.png	100px]]	Filled with ground ivory, this hourglass was on display in 2005–06 at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool and the At-Bristol Science Centre in Bristol, UK, to highlight the at-risk status of elephants.

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El-Sherif, Osama. (2008-07-16). "World's largest hourglass unveiled in Moscow". [[BMW Group]].
(2010). "Hungary". Bradt Travel Guides Ltd.
(2015). "Rick Steves Budapest". Avalon.
(1993). "News". [[Corning Museum of Glass]].
Muite, B. K.. (September 2004). "The effects of a counter-current interstitial flow on a discharging hourglass". American Institute of Physics.
"Nima Sand Museum - Shimane Japan Official Tourist Guide".
"Morae Shigae (Hourglass) Park". Frommer's.
(2007-04-29). "Day of action for Darfur". Daily Express.
(2007-04-29). "Worldwide rallies call for end to Darfur crisis". CBC News World.
Rix, Antonio Carlos. (2009-08-13). "Big Blow to Brazil's Cigarette Industry". OhmyNews.
Bialous, Stella Aguinaga. (2009). "Brazil: São Paulo takes the lead". Tob. Control.
"Time is running out for elephants - Hourglass display 22 June 2005 to 25 May 2006". National Museums Liverpool.
Spicer, Graham. (2006-07-19). "At-Bristol Science Centre Supports IFAW Ivory Amnesty". Culture24.

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