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Mark Etinger
If you're the owner of a crystal chandelier, you're no doubt a classy individual. It's easy to spend a lot of time admiring and thinking about your own beautiful antique brass chandelier, but how much do you actually know about great crystal chandeliers from around the world? Awe-inspiring crystal chandeliers are located in some of the great architectural marvels across the globe, and if you love your crystal and brass chandeliers, you should know about them. Name-drop any of these famous chandeliers when your guests are gazing up at your crystal chandelier, and you'll sound like a genius. It's great, too, for breaking the ice at a dinner party you're nervous about. We've made it easy for you – here are our top six favorite famous crystal chandeliers. 1. Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, located on the stunning deep blue waters of the Bosporus, is a sprawling palace that was the main administrative center of the mighty Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922. It's home to the world's largest Bohemian crystal chandelier, which was a gift from Queen Victoria, has no less than 750 lamps, and weighs a massive 4.5 tonnes. 2. Municipal House is an Art Nouveau building completed in 1912 and located in beautiful Prague. The building is an ode to Czech nationalism and contains the work of leading Czech artists of the day. The Art Nouveau brass chandelier is a sight to behold: bronze with delicate crystal candles pointing to the sky. 3. Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont is a gorgeous Neoclassical Greek revival structure with furnishings in American Empire, Renaissance Revival, and Rococo Revival styles. The Executive Chamber contains restored ormolu and glass gaslight brass chandeliers manufactured by Cornelius and Baker in Philadelphia around 1858. 4. The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is one of the top art museums in the United States. The museum contains an electrifying modern rock crystal chandelier installation designed by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron Architekten and installed in 2005. 5. Stockholm City Hall in Sweden, dramatically situated on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, is a sprawling mass of conference rooms, ceremonial rooms, and a luxury restaurant which provides the venue for the Nobel Prize banquet. The Stockholm City Hall contains an electrified 1920s crystal chandelier that's delicate and understated. 6. The Red Room, a beautiful state parlor located in the United States President's home, the White House, is decorated in all shades of red and plays host to musical soirees and small dinner parties. The room, like most rooms in the White House, is refurbished on a regular on a basis with input from the first family. One furnishing has stayed constant, though: the breathtaking thirty-six branch gilded wood French Empire crystal chandelier, circa 1805.
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