Other Foucault Pendulums in NL                                  Latest change 2025-01-28
 
In brief:
On this page I try to make an overview of Foucault pendulums in the Netherlands.
If you know one which is not listed here, please send me a mail.

I also try to list other Amateur Pendulum Builders I know of.

For a world wide overview see   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Foucault_pendulums 


Other Amateur Pendulum Builders:

Marcel Brétisey in Switzerland has built many pendulums. His website also shows a lot of other fun projects and his excellent skills.



Permanent Pendulums in the Netherlands:

Axel, Watertoren  (Water Tower)

Brouwershaven, Grote of st. Nicolaaskerk  (Church)

Lattrop, Cosmos observatory. This pendulum was made by Piet van der Hoeven. He also made the pendulum in Oldenzaal.

Lattrop-1-tmb.jpg   Lattrop-2-tmb.jpg
Fig. 1 and 2, Pendulum at Lattrop observatory   

Nijmegen, Radboud University, Huygens building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFv0IPktHJ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDXno1vN_XQ

Oldenzaal, Thij College.
This Piet van der Hoeven also built a pendulum in the Thij-college in Oldenzaal.        Video
The Technica Assistant in that school gave me a drawing by Piet which shows some constructional details of the suspension.
The pendulum uses a Charron ring, but above it sits a tube drilled with several diameters to let the wire "gently bend".
I made a partial translation of the description of the Thij pendulum. Some interresting details can be seen, incl. a construction drawing of the top mount  

Veere, Grote Kerk.
https://grotekerkveere.nl/bezoek-de-experience/

Zwolle, Deltion Sprint Lyceum.
A newspaper reported in 2017 that the makers had serious problems before it worked well.
see:   https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1375/stentor-3.pdf?10000


Temporary Projects / Demos:

Haarlem, St. Bavo church. By times they do a single demonstration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mfpfp1bNPM

Naarden, Grote Kerk
The website does not mention the pendulum, but there seem to be demos by times    https://verenigingvestingstad.nl/toren-beklimmen/