The Delacorte Music Clock at Central Park, NYC

The Delacorte Music Clock

The Delacorte Music Clock was a gift to Central Park from publisher & philanthropist George T. Delacorte. It was modeled after the musical clocks that Mr. Delacorte saw while traveling in Europe.

Dedicated on June 24, 1965 the Clock is located near the Children’s Zoo and Wildlife Center at 65th St.

Each day, on the hour and half hour, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., the clock (digitally programmed) plays songs from the the Delacorte Clock Song List. Click here to view the song list. The songs change with the season. Around the holiday the songs change to a collection of Christmas carols.

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At the base of the clock tower there are six animal figures (a goat, a kangaroo, a penguin, a bear, a hippo and an elephant) rotating on a track around the clock. Each animal also turns on an axis. The whimsical bronze animal sculptures carousel was created by sculptor Andrea Spadini,

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Two (2) Monkeys Striking the Bell on the Hour with Hammers

On top of the Clock tower is a bell and two monkeys. On the hour the monkeys strike the bell with hammers.

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Below are the 6 animals playing their instruments.

Goat Playing the Pipes

Kangaroo & Baby Roo Playing the Horn

Penguin Playing the Drums

Bear Playing the Tambourine

Hippo Playing the Violin

Elephant Playing the Concertina

All the above photos were taken by my daughter Kathy.
Thank you Kathy!

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