1.0constructconnect.comDaily Commercial News/%site_branch%/author/edwardbayleyWorld’s tallest freestanding cuckoo clock, B.C.’s Happy Hans, undergoing historic restorationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wC4ooQk5zx"><a href="/dcn/news/projects/2023/08/worlds-tallest-freestanding-cuckoo-clock-b-c-s-happy-hans-undergoing-historic-restoration">World’s tallest freestanding cuckoo clock, B.C.’s Happy Hans, undergoing historic restoration</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/dcn/news/projects/2023/08/worlds-tallest-freestanding-cuckoo-clock-b-c-s-happy-hans-undergoing-historic-restoration/embed#?secret=wC4ooQk5zx" width="600" height="338" title="“World’s tallest freestanding cuckoo clock, B.C.’s Happy Hans, undergoing historic restoration” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="wC4ooQk5zx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/PK-Happy-Hans-Cuckoo-ClockMainWEB-heritage.png1024576At 22 feet, the world’s tallest freestanding cuckoo clock happens to be located in the city of Kimberley, B.C. Erected in 1973, the clock yodels on cue, but instead of offering a bird it features Happy Hans, a Bavarian-style mountaineer in alpine hat and lederhosen, sporting a beer stein. In celebration of his 50th birthday […]