Fork of Vevey

Fork of Vevey

Fork of Vevey in June 2017
Location Lake Geneva, Vevey, Switzerland
Coordinates 46°27′28″N 6°50′47″E / 46.45776°N 6.84627°E / 46.45776; 6.84627Coordinates: 46°27′28″N 6°50′47″E / 46.45776°N 6.84627°E / 46.45776; 6.84627
Governing body Alimentarium (museum of food)
Website Fork of Vevey
Designated 1995

Fork of Vevey is an 8-metre-tall (26 ft), 1.3-metre-wide (4.3 ft) stainless steel fork on the shore of Lake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland. Fork of Vevey is a part of the Alimentarium, a Vevey-based museum with a permanent exhibition on food and Nestlé's history.[1][2]

The fork was initially created in 1995 by the Swiss artists Jean-Pierre Zaugg and Georges Favre to mark the Alimentarium’s tenth anniversary.[3] The fork was removed in 1996 but reinstated about a decade later, following a public petition. Since 2014 Fork of Vevey is a Guinness World Record holder as the world’s tallest fork.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "The world’s biggest fork is in front of the Alimentarium". Alimentarium. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "That great big Fork of Vevey". Wordpress blog by Exxtracts. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Balibouse, Denis (5 Jun 2008). "A giant fork sculpture on the shores of Lake Leman in Switzerland". ABC. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "The world’s biggest fork is in front of the Alimentarium". Alimentarium. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Fork". Alimentarium. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fork records in The Guinness Book of World Records". The Guinness Book of World Records. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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