Famous Chandeliers From Around The World

Elvis was so moved to bring a chandelier into hiseither go to church or gamble at the card tables to find
Graceland estate that he insisted on an impromptuthe largest chandelier. While the title for biggest
late-night shopping spree at Memphis' Belvederechandelier isn't a clear winner, four of the world's top
Lighting in 1974. While Elvis may have left the building,casinos and a Spanish mosque currently vie for the
the breathtaking Italian cut glass chandelier now residesbragging rights. However, reports say a British
in the dining room.shopping center under reconstruction will feature the
The impressive wrought iron chandelier that hangslargest chandelier after remodeling is completed by the
above the Grand Staircase in the Vanderbilt family'sbeginning of 2007.
great Biltmore Estate requires 72 light bulbs.Pat Fillman, the owner of Horns a Plenty, made the
The Winchester Mystery House in California, built byworld's largest antler chandelier. He displayed the
gun heiress Sarah Winchester to appease unhappychandelier in early 2005 wowing all that saw it. The
ghosts, contains an elegant, imported chandelier thatchandelier is 10 feet in diameter, 12 feet tall, and is fixed
originally contained 12 candles, but was refitted to holdwith sixty-seven light sources. With a final weight of
the spirit-friendly number of 13.over 850 pounds, he estimates that it took the antlers
The Blue Room, the White House's reception room,of nearly 600 dear and elk to make the chandelier.
boasts a chandelier 79 feet by 36 feet, with 19-footPerhaps the most famous chandelier of all belongs, not
10-inch ceilings. It takes one person two entire days toin a house, a casino or a church, but in the theatre.
clean the monstrous chandelier, but as big as it is, theAndrew Lloyd Webber's well-known chandelier crash
lighting fixture must also be removed every year toscene from Phantom of the Opera strikes desperation
accommodate an even bigger Christmas tree.in the hearts of lighting buffs everywhere.
Outside of private residences, however, one must