The Peacock Clock

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2024

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  • @stevesolo16
    @stevesolo16 3 роки тому +51

    Words cannot describe the genius it took to construct such an amazing piece. From human hands it was formed. From human mind it was conceived.

    • @lucindarandolph369
      @lucindarandolph369 Рік тому

      Divine inspiration I'd say, actually xxx

    • @zoe8620
      @zoe8620 7 місяців тому

      James Cox created other pieces, they are now on the exhibition in Science Museum in London until June 2024. Worth a visit. The sad thing James Cox died in poverty and bankruptcy. Very sad.

  • @michaelw.8614
    @michaelw.8614 3 роки тому +59

    Simply a masterpiece. The peacock clock is like witnessing the Mona Lisa or Michaelangelo's David. This is the pinnacle of clockmaking.

    • @MichaelandCathy1999
      @MichaelandCathy1999 3 роки тому

      Hey!, I’m a MichaelW too!!

    • @gdurandeau1143
      @gdurandeau1143 3 роки тому +6

      I've never seen anything like this in my whole life!!!

    • @archkull
      @archkull 3 роки тому +9

      The Mona Lisa is nothing compared to this clock. Mona Lisa is actually severely, severely underwhelming in person and is extremely overrated.

  • @JadeLwoj
    @JadeLwoj 3 роки тому +46

    Was lucky enough to have seen this in person. Seriously, this thing is amazing. The more you looked at it, the more details and new things you see.

    • @The_Beast_666
      @The_Beast_666 Рік тому

      Imagine having it at your 🏡 when you can look at it everyday and everyday you'd discover something new!

    • @patsysolatzzo2962
      @patsysolatzzo2962 Рік тому

      You’re truly blessed. I can only know in my heart that it’s much more exquisite in person.

    • @Sssdd32722
      @Sssdd32722 6 місяців тому

      @@The_Beast_666 this peacock clock still rings on every wednesday????

  • @Ryan98063
    @Ryan98063 3 роки тому +19

    Making this today would take a circuitboard and a computer. Imagine making this in 1700s. Every pully, knob, gear, piece of gold, etc had to be handcrafted and subsequently the analog gears all had to make sense. Astonishing

  • @DinFL
    @DinFL 3 роки тому +35

    I’m in awe of this masterpiece. What I wouldn’t do to study, see and hear it in person.

  • @songohan4668
    @songohan4668 3 роки тому +9

    Impressive master piece of art. Humanity is very lucky for keeping this awesome clock to admire.

  • @anncoombs8610
    @anncoombs8610 4 роки тому +21

    I will never forget being awed by this beautiful work of art! 🇨🇦🇨🇦💕💕

  • @elessarsgirl4883
    @elessarsgirl4883 3 роки тому +30

    I've never seen anything so beautiful! I'm stunned speechless.

  • @allenpinnix5241
    @allenpinnix5241 4 роки тому +126

    wonderful clock-- so very glad it survived the 1917 Revolutions and the Second World War! fantastic!

  • @BHARGAV_GAJJAR
    @BHARGAV_GAJJAR 2 роки тому +5

    Kudos to the unsung heroes who Generation after generation have been taking care of it, oiling it and keeping it in better shape and condition than Leonardos lost Lion and other automatons .

  • @AliciaWickham-ri5gg
    @AliciaWickham-ri5gg Рік тому

    That is Advanced Technology for That Time. Keep it very well preserved. Magnificent.

  • @1viva
    @1viva 5 років тому +235

    Geniuses walk among us. How on earth was this ever built? Imagine the incredible complexity of the mechanism and individulal moving parts! :-O Absolutely "out of this world" amazing.♥

  • @deepalib3096
    @deepalib3096 3 роки тому +5

    That golden peacock by itself is a piece of art!what an exquisite clock!

  • @swewin3468
    @swewin3468 4 роки тому +20

    I watched that when I was on holiday in Russia June 2012 , so beautiful , wonderful , amazing

  • @TheCount46
    @TheCount46 4 роки тому +16

    It is amazing that something like this was created in the mid 1700s. Not only is it mechanically ahead of the time period in which it was built but is also artistically beautiful. Just think of how many creative works were destroyed because of wars and yet this Peacock Clock survived them all.

  • @kidblunder8687
    @kidblunder8687 6 років тому +115

    Not only is the clock a magnificent work of art and technology for the time period, the entire area it is displayed in is absolutely stunning. You can just see the aristocracy, all dressed in their finest mingling and dancing. What stories that room and clock could tell.

    • @Ryan98063
      @Ryan98063 3 роки тому +4

      Before they were all lined up and shot by communists? Its amazing it wasnt melted down

    • @adanethiel
      @adanethiel 3 роки тому +7

      @@Ryan98063 It was well kept even during the WWII, when the city was besieged and more than one million people died from starvation.

    • @Hklbrries
      @Hklbrries 2 роки тому +1

      Beautiful. Incredible. But the wealth it took to make this came from the suffering of untold numbers of serfs. That, too, should be factored into this equation.

    • @fa3031
      @fa3031 2 роки тому +1

      @@Hklbrries 👍👏👏👏👏👏

    • @fa3031
      @fa3031 2 роки тому

      Что интересного можно рассказать о бесчисленных бездельниках,танцующих в лучших нарядах ?😎
      Лучшие одежды сделаны чужим трудом, дворец построен чужим трудом. Вся эта роскошь, всё,что Вы видите, создано за счёт труда и таланта людей, не имевших необходимого для жизни.

  • @AmazingChinaToday
    @AmazingChinaToday 2 роки тому +3

    Wonderful! Hopefully this elaborate gift to Catherine paid off. 😄

  • @stuartdickinson5282
    @stuartdickinson5282 5 років тому +24

    Absolutely outstanding ! IT has to be the best mechanical automaton/ clock , i have ever seen, would like to see the item for real , what a craftsman! . Must have blown people's minds when first created. Some of the best items were produced in the 18th century. A great item and enchanting to watch !

  • @dougl945
    @dougl945 6 років тому +53

    Humans are capable of so much beauty and greatness.

  • @alegnalavieenrose8120
    @alegnalavieenrose8120 3 роки тому +8

    So incredibly intricate and detailed. It’s just so heartbreakingly dusty…. Id love to see this mechanism in person one day.

    • @julierowe1838
      @julierowe1838 Рік тому

      I have seen it in person, and I must say this video does it justice.

  • @intermodus2180
    @intermodus2180 3 роки тому +2

    Incredible. A Miracle of Ingenuity.
    Stunningly Beautiful.
    A World Treasure.

  • @bl49120
    @bl49120 5 років тому +12

    I do believe this is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

  • @JB-dm5cp
    @JB-dm5cp 3 роки тому

    Kitsch of the highest level. Marvelous workmanship.

  • @medes5597
    @medes5597 Рік тому +9

    While considerably less well known, isn't James Cox' Silver Swan at Barnard Castle also unaltered and in a functioning condition? I think we have two of his automatons left. Both of which are stunning.

    • @peterscott9640
      @peterscott9640 5 місяців тому +1

      Just seen the silver swan in the Bowes museum and it is certainly fully working after a complete refurbishment recently.

  • @johnthegreek5836
    @johnthegreek5836 4 роки тому +6

    Beautiful, stunning and a masterpiece

  • @moonstruck8245
    @moonstruck8245 7 років тому +86

    Stunning - I would love to see what the artists of this kind of work would be able to do with today's technology.

    • @huascar66
      @huascar66 6 років тому +10

      I think it would not be as good. The mechanics of this exquisite work of art is what makes it so incredible and invaluable.

    • @carriesinger1048
      @carriesinger1048 5 років тому +1

      It went into outer space.

    • @ollieoctopus1644
      @ollieoctopus1644 5 років тому +1

      It would cost a billion dollars today.

    • @Melospizia
      @Melospizia 3 роки тому +3

      I agree, we’ve lost the artistry of past eras. This is true in our architecture and other areas as well. Efficiency and profit are the highest values of society, we don’t have time for beauty.

    • @sheilashineleofany822
      @sheilashineleofany822 3 роки тому

      @@Melospizia nah its easy to recreate it with current tech and find the spesific artisan as long as you have money... I mean this thing cost a fortune too at that time

  • @WatercolourQuickandEasy
    @WatercolourQuickandEasy 5 років тому +12

    One of the most wonderful things I have ever seen!

  • @daniellem5519
    @daniellem5519 Рік тому +1

    This is perhaps one of the most amazing and beautiful things ever built. White dudes never cease to amaze me, they build the most wonderful things.

  • @judyvispi
    @judyvispi Рік тому

    So Beautiful,and Unique. God Bless!

  • @nicolegiguet8680
    @nicolegiguet8680 4 роки тому +2

    Une merveille.....tant par la technologie que par la beauté créative.....🌺

  • @H2Oredfirefox
    @H2Oredfirefox 3 роки тому +5

    I gotta see that's an impressive piece of Engineering for the time. I wonder if any engineer or mechanic build something like that nowadays it's extremely fascinating to watch it I hope for our sake that continues to function for a long time to come

  • @paulrelgne2149
    @paulrelgne2149 Рік тому

    Instead of making weapons of War, this craftsman excelled himself to create something to enjoy, without the help of electricity. Truly a marvel of talent and ingenuity.

  • @spirittchaser7043
    @spirittchaser7043 4 роки тому +2

    It was made 250 years ago and it works!!! Amazing!!!

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown 3 роки тому +18

    Cox also made the silver swan automaton in the Bowes museum in England so this one is not the 'only' one.

    • @adanethiel
      @adanethiel 3 роки тому +7

      He said the only one unaltered and in functioning condition. The one part of the silver swan was stolen.

  • @worldgonemad1977
    @worldgonemad1977 3 роки тому

    I could waste my life away watching the beauty of this work of art ❤️

  • @josianetari1033
    @josianetari1033 3 роки тому +1

    Magnifique Magique !!! Et la nature est bien là dans les mains de l'homme !!!

  • @margitportik5368
    @margitportik5368 4 роки тому +3

    Volt szerencsém látni!

  • @dmcdaniel2009
    @dmcdaniel2009 2 роки тому

    AMAZING!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!! AND WORKING!!!! THANK YOU FOE SHARING THIS!

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 3 роки тому

    These things are our human nature's treasure .
    I'm just intoxicated with this unimaginable video
    From
    Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

  • @susannaude8514
    @susannaude8514 3 роки тому +1

    Exquisite craftmenship !! WoWW

  • @gdurandeau1143
    @gdurandeau1143 3 роки тому +1

    My eyes can't believe what they are seeing!!!

  • @Aquarius.
    @Aquarius. 3 роки тому +29

    how can something be so absolutely mesmerising and so absolutely irritating at the same time... Time

    • @barbaraclarke6069
      @barbaraclarke6069 3 роки тому +2

      Why irritating??😀

    • @Aquarius.
      @Aquarius. 3 роки тому +1

      @@barbaraclarke6069 its like a parallel universe... heaven and hell... pleasant to the eye and excruciating to the eardrum!

  • @caznden
    @caznden 3 роки тому

    Amazing Building, and Work of Art Clock ! BEAUTIFUL !

  • @Electric_Brain
    @Electric_Brain 4 роки тому +59

    ...why not call it the peaclock?

    • @yoshipham1941
      @yoshipham1941 3 роки тому +1

      Hello Friend,
      Do you know what does that mean PEA? and the different between PEA and PEACOCK?
      PEA = Green bean, PEACOCK is Peacock, therefore your idea is VERY BAD, we can't call this clock is PEACLOCK, it changes the whole meaning of it..

    • @mundanemoon8196
      @mundanemoon8196 3 роки тому

      Clever

    • @johnnykwon8173
      @johnnykwon8173 3 роки тому +2

      Because that would be too punny.

    • @ElaineWilkinson-zs9ik
      @ElaineWilkinson-zs9ik Рік тому

      Because it isn't a Peaclock is it? If so would be a beanstalk not an oak tree with birds.

  • @jase123111
    @jase123111 2 роки тому +1

    That clock would go lovely in my living room. lol.

  • @charlottemuller2233
    @charlottemuller2233 4 роки тому +2

    Beautiful!!!

  • @7ajhubbell
    @7ajhubbell 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you.

  • @OWD-vk1cy
    @OWD-vk1cy 7 місяців тому

    One of most beautiful and fascinating thing human ever created. I took picture of it when I visited there

  • @ИринаБелоногова-я5н

    Шедевральная красота!

  • @summerwinter4
    @summerwinter4 4 роки тому +2

    Wow! Amazingly Beautiful!

  • @lizaroedewaller-bridge407
    @lizaroedewaller-bridge407 6 років тому +7

    We cannot have pieces like this one in our crazy time;
    We have lost true “Maestros” whom can imagine and make reality inspirational objects like “The Peacock Clock” rains ingenuity, and awe on our brains and senses.
    Beauty, art, functionality, inspiration , impossible standards to find today.

    • @marmie4812
      @marmie4812 5 років тому +1

      Seems everyone is too busy on their iPhones and taking selfies to explore their own potential anymore!!

  • @noreenklupsch3448
    @noreenklupsch3448 5 років тому +2

    Unbelievable, beautiful and a true work of art!

  • @ElaineWilkinson-zs9ik
    @ElaineWilkinson-zs9ik Рік тому

    A work of absolute genius. I can't wait to see it in person. Must go to st Petersburg.

  • @tanyamiller3714
    @tanyamiller3714 3 роки тому +7

    The clock didn't just appear......a clockmaker made it! A building didn't just appear for it to set in.....a builder built it!! This world didn't just appear.......a creator created it!!!!

    • @اسكندرفكار
      @اسكندرفكار 7 місяців тому

      And the ultimately complicated creater just appeared..... wow the hypocrisy

  • @annecohen8927
    @annecohen8927 3 роки тому

    I am blown away at these clocks!!! Wow!!! This is absolutely amazing!!

  • @maxmuller2729
    @maxmuller2729 4 роки тому +2

    Unbelievable and to think it has functioned for hundreds of year now.

  • @e.jenima7263
    @e.jenima7263 3 роки тому +1

    truly amazing of what beuty humans are capable of creating.

  • @alCare4u
    @alCare4u 6 років тому +3

    Simply amazing. True work of art and mind.

  • @izharfatima5295
    @izharfatima5295 3 роки тому +1

    It's so beautiful. Almost a wonder of its own.

  • @billbright1755
    @billbright1755 4 роки тому +3

    A white oak. A favorite of forest 🌳 creatures for it’s delicious acorns.

  • @philipbyrnes7501
    @philipbyrnes7501 3 роки тому +2

    I also recommend Uri Tuchman here on UA-cam. a currently living craftsman of such incredibly high quality thatI think he may go down in history, mentioned in the same breath as these folk. Extraordinary and well worth a look at his videos

  • @SassyVue
    @SassyVue 4 роки тому +1

    Stunning! What fantastic talent and artwork! I hope it will remain so many more can enjoy it !

  • @RedcoatsReturn
    @RedcoatsReturn 3 роки тому

    😲😲 Such beauty! 😄😊😊😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

  • @FallenAngel9979
    @FallenAngel9979 Рік тому

    Wow….. So want to see this in person!

  • @yvettedalaud4126
    @yvettedalaud4126 4 роки тому +2

    Les artisans d'autrefois étaient des artistes formidables

  • @lizunderdown3174
    @lizunderdown3174 5 років тому +2

    This person was absolutely brilliant...wonder how he’d make out with modern technology!

  • @romanavolny1040
    @romanavolny1040 3 роки тому

    WOW! Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

  • @bartobruintjes7056
    @bartobruintjes7056 4 роки тому +4

    The biggest and most expensive musicbox on the planet.

  • @inserttapehere276
    @inserttapehere276 5 років тому +2

    This is the biggest flex in history

  • @NY-ui6hl
    @NY-ui6hl 2 роки тому

    this floored me! wow! it would be so awesome to this this in person

  • @gretagutierrez-colomer954
    @gretagutierrez-colomer954 6 років тому +7

    This is my favorite clock🙂

  • @SSmith-fm9kg
    @SSmith-fm9kg 3 роки тому

    Unbelievable mechanism and artistry.

  • @julirensch
    @julirensch 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful artisan...St Petersburg Russia...collection.

  • @adrianazashen
    @adrianazashen 2 роки тому

    So beautiful... I have no words

  • @justimagine2403
    @justimagine2403 3 роки тому

    Stunning. One of a kind.

  • @pamelastones4802
    @pamelastones4802 3 роки тому

    Incredibly beautiful! ❤

  • @bkaye2942
    @bkaye2942 6 років тому +3

    Absolutely incredible!

  • @therealzilch
    @therealzilch 3 роки тому +1

    Simply wonderful. And the Hermitage has many other wonderful things I'd like to see. Subscribed.
    cheers from overcast Vienna, Scott

  • @wigwagstudios2474
    @wigwagstudios2474 4 роки тому +20

    3:06 i have a new sleep paralysis demon

  • @sherrysvesnik7711
    @sherrysvesnik7711 3 роки тому

    Absolutely magnificent!!!

  • @rolo6932
    @rolo6932 3 роки тому +1

    A masterpiece!

  • @Visha-Vishenka
    @Visha-Vishenka 3 роки тому

    👍👍👍 Потрясающий музей!

  • @Laurelin50
    @Laurelin50 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic! Thanks for posting this.

  • @antoniocarlosp54
    @antoniocarlosp54 2 роки тому

    Eu gostei dessa exposição sobre a arte Moderna 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @donnasmith8289
    @donnasmith8289 5 років тому +2

    Stunning.

  • @hermitagefoundationuk9658
    @hermitagefoundationuk9658 4 роки тому +1

    so beautiful

  • @yunussuleman9690
    @yunussuleman9690 6 років тому +3

    so Nice I watch over and over absolutely stunning

  • @pannidioszegi1233
    @pannidioszegi1233 5 років тому +1

    Csodálatosan szép !!!!

  • @1234redwing
    @1234redwing 4 місяці тому +1

    When I visited the hermitage, the clock wasn't working. Given the current state of things I seriously doubt I'll ever be back in Russia to see it again

  • @Alisa-qv7uv
    @Alisa-qv7uv 3 роки тому +1

    красота необычайная

  • @ruskieksprespotovalnaagencija
    @ruskieksprespotovalnaagencija 5 років тому +3

    Великолепно!

  • @hanzfranz7739
    @hanzfranz7739 3 роки тому +1

    This is a lot more impressive than electrical machines.

  • @MrUranium238
    @MrUranium238 5 років тому +5

    @3:06 scared the hell out of me

  • @kenbob1071
    @kenbob1071 5 років тому +7

    Wow! He even got the rooster to crow!

    • @lovemypiano111
      @lovemypiano111 4 роки тому

      Actually this is peacock's cry

    • @kenbob1071
      @kenbob1071 4 роки тому +1

      @@lovemypiano111 lol...my bad.

  • @Semper_Iratus
    @Semper_Iratus 6 років тому +4

    Splendid.

  • @eringcpa5803
    @eringcpa5803 5 років тому +4

    I was there in September 2018. It is beautiful but I was not there on Wednesday :(

  • @ratihnurhayati4036
    @ratihnurhayati4036 4 роки тому +1

    So beautiful...wow

  • @clareeliz5337
    @clareeliz5337 5 років тому +43

    The clock is amazing, but why have you added that awful music over the narrative? Just let people hear the clock!

    • @MayLassie266
      @MayLassie266 4 роки тому +6

      I think your comment can potentially answer your own question. One of the purpose of this video ( I believe) is to introduce this piece, hence the narration. Were people to fully hear the clock - that is, without the music in the beginning - it would be far too easy for people to ignore the narration and information given about the history.

  • @fassstEddie
    @fassstEddie 6 років тому +17

    How was it taken care of during WWII?

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 5 років тому +3

      they just shuued the war away, usually works

    • @lovemypiano111
      @lovemypiano111 4 роки тому +1

      Leningrad (St. Petersburg) was under the siege, Germans never entered it, which is why people were dying of hunger there, ate all the cats and dogs and rats too (read on it), but everything in it was preserved.

  • @UncleWally3
    @UncleWally3 6 років тому +11

    Aesthetically pleasing for sure; but for the life of me, I’m couldn’t see what time it is . . .

    • @1viva
      @1viva 5 років тому

      ah! true!... ;-)