Fork of Vevey

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]

Fork of Vevey
Fork of Vevey in June 2017
LocationLake Geneva, Vevey, Switzerland
Coordinates46°27′28″N 6°50′47″E
Governing bodyAlimentarium (museum of food)
WebsiteFork of Vevey
Designated1995

The fork was initially created in 1995 by the Swiss artist Jean-Pierre Zaugg 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][7]

  • Alimentarium (museum of food) in Vevey, Switzerland

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.
  7. Guinness World Records 2016. p. 91. ISBN 1910561061.
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