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Garoud Bridge|Dubai

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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012

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Oldest Chandelier in the World-Oman

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The oldest chandelier in the world is located in the country of Oman at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.This chandelier is 14 meters high and weights 8.5 tons with a diameter of 8 meters. This piece consists of more than 600.000 STRASS® Swarovski® Crystals in which the light of 1,114 halogen bulbs refracts. The metal parts of the chandelier are plated with 24 karat gold. Today it hangs under the 46 meter high and 25 meter wide dome of the mosque, rounded off with an ensemble consisting of 16 smaller crystal chandeliers with “only” a diameter of three meters each. 18 hanging lamps are also part of the shining ensemble.

Uploaded on Jan 12, 2012

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