Delacorte Clock

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]

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 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]}