Fork of Vevey

A single eight-metre stainless-steel fork sticks straight out of Lake Geneva about ten metres offshore from the Alimentarium. There is no plinth, no plaque, no explanation in situ — it is the kind of object that makes more sense after you know the joke than before. Pose for a photo with it, walk on.

The fork is best photographed in the late afternoon when the sun is behind it and lighting up the Dents-du-Midi across the lake. The lakefront promenade goes right past.

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The fork was installed in 1995 to mark the Alimentarium's tenth anniversary and was meant to come out again after a few months. Locals refused — it stayed, was removed in 2007 for renovations, and was reinstalled in 2009 in response to a public petition.

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