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A chandelier is a ceiling mounted fixture with two or more
arms bearing lights. Modern chandeliers are very ornate, containing lamps and
arrays of glass shapes to scatter light in complex, attractive patterns.
The
earliest chandeliers were used in medieval churches and abbeys to illuminate large
halls. They took the form of a wooden cross with a number of spikes on which candles
could be secured, the whole assembly being hoisted to a suitable height on a rope
from a hook once lit.
From the 15th century, complex forms of chandeliers based on ring or crown designs became popular decorative features, found in palaces and the homes of the very wealthy. The fixture's popularity as a status symbol continued to grew. By the early 18th century, ornate cast brass forms with long, curved arms and many candles could be found in the homes of most of the merchant classes.
Developments in glassmaking in the 18th century allowed the cheaper production of lead crystal. The light-scattering properties of this highly refractive glass quickly became a popular addition to the form, leading to the Crystal Chandelier.
A contemporary chandelier in the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky.More
complex and elaborate forms of chandelier continued to developed throughout the
18th and 19th centuries until the widespread introduction of first gas then electrical
lighting devalued this traditional form of lighting's appeal.
Structurally, chandeliers may be much heavier than other ceiling light fixtures. Some may require special attachments to the ceiling and specially reinforced ceilings. Many do not require special supports and can be directly attached to the electrical box like any other fixture. Instead they specify that the electrical box be specially reinforced. This reinforcement can typically only be done at the time of the installation of the box. Subsequent installations of a chandelier may require extensive renovations
There are many luxery chandelier designs such as the 22-karat gold chandelier
The luxury items can be made of silver, gold, diamonds, ice, or other material.
When putting up a Chandelier one should have
Wire nut/connectors
Collar nut
Escutcheon plate
Mounting strap
Stud
Hickey
Utility knife
Circuit tester
Two pliers (to
twist chain apart)
Long - nose pliers
Insulated screwdrivers
Multipurpose
tool
Chandelier Trivia
Foreign names
Kronleuchter = German
Kattokruunu = Finland
Lustre = France
In the yorkshire they have a Chandelier signal dance group.
In the Lechuguilla Canyon in Mexico a cave is so full of beautiful exquisite gypsum formations. that one chamber is christened the 'Chandelier Ballroom'. Lechuguilla had been sealed from the surface for millions of years so its gypsum had remained utterly untarnished.
TV Trivia
Only Fools and Horses has been confirmed
as the nation's favourite sitcom. The most famous scene of the Trotter clan, is
possibly Dropping The Chandelier. When
Chandler Bing is a famous character in the famous US television sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Often his name was pronounced similar to Chandelier.
Falling Chandelier scenes are key in an episode of series 4 of Third rock from the sun, the movie Phantom Of The Opera, and the cartoon movie Lilo & Stitch.
In the bond film Die Another Day achandelier stops villian Zao from being able to stop 007.
In the Wizard of Oz the scarecrow chops down a Chandelier in the witches palace.
The Hotel de Glace is an expansive winter wonderland in the Canadian province
of Quebec. The hotel is 30,000 square-foot "building" made of 12,000
tons of snow and 400 tons of ice. In the lobby, a massive ice chandelier glistens
overhead and towering columns point to an 18 foot tall ceiling of tightly-packed
snow. Rooms are filled with elaborate snow sculptures and small details, like
real newspapers and flowers.
In 2002 A 1.5 ton chandelier failed to sell at auction, in a further setback for a fire damaged Peterborough Cathedral.
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It was hoped the sale of one of the world's
largest chandeliers would raise money for the cathedral restoration.
The 160 light chandelier, 20 feet high and 15 feet wide, was commissioned in 1910 by a maharajah for his palace in West Bengal.
But it failed to reach its reserve price in a sale of 19th Century furniture and sculpture at Christie's in central London. The intricate chandelier was expected to fetch up to £200,000. The chandelier is so heavy an elephant had to be lifted up on a hook to test the strength of the Maharajah's palace ceiling before the chandelier could be hung. It comprises more than 5,000 pieces of cut glass and 3,000 metal bolts and fittings. Maker F&C Osler, established in Birmingham in 1807, was renowned for the size and elaborate design of its creations.
Murano Glass chandeliers from venice
are among the most prized
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