Monday, June 15, 2015

The Chandelier

Council chamber chandelier, Town Hall, Livorno
The antique chandelier in the Council chamber of Town Hall ‘converted’ to energy saving lamps.

See also: Town Hall - Footbridge with a View - City Council - The Busts in the Council - The Reliefs in the Council

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18 comments:

  1. RevrunnerJune 15, 2015 at 12:38 AM

    Ouch! One can certainly understand and appreciate the cost and energy savings, but . . . surely there are more esthetically pleasing alternatives. :-)

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  2. MichelleJune 15, 2015 at 1:06 AM

    The old and the new just don't mesh.....

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  3. JackJune 15, 2015 at 3:29 AM

    This illustrates a dilemma about trying to be energy efficient and preserve the aesthetics. These days there are pretty effective LED chandelier-style light bulbs, but the city fathers probably don't want to bear the cost after paying for all of those ugly CFLs.

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  4. RandyJune 15, 2015 at 4:36 AM

    I agree with Michelle that is just ugly.

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  5. DinaJune 15, 2015 at 6:59 AM

    Ugh :(

    It broke my heart when they switched to the ugly light given by energy saving bulbs in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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  6. GunnJune 15, 2015 at 11:53 AM

    Looks a bit strange with the new energy saving lamps....
    But what a great old item!

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  7. Babzy.BJune 15, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    wow , a big one ! )

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  8. KarlJune 15, 2015 at 3:27 PM

    A big and wonderful antique chandelier, but the new energy saving lamps ruin completely the atmosphere...

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  9. LowellJune 15, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    I can understand the concern to conserve energy, but somehow the beauty of the chandelier has been decimated! Maybe it looks better when it is turned on?

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  10. William KendallJune 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM

    It badly mars the beauty of the chandelier.

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  11. PerthDailyPhotoJune 15, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    Love the old chandelier VP, not so much the bulbs :)

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  12. HalcyonJune 15, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    Oh... that's really a shame. The chandelier is beautiful, but those bulbs are awful. Certainly there's something better?

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  13. cieldequimperJune 15, 2015 at 8:03 PM

    Lol, that looks like modern art now...

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  14. RedPatJune 15, 2015 at 8:41 PM

    Oh dear, that just doesn't work for me either.

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  15. BirdmanJune 15, 2015 at 11:09 PM

    I thought they were actual candles at first. I'd hate to have to run around and light em all.

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  16. EG CameraGirlJune 16, 2015 at 9:13 PM

    Hmmm. I think someone needs to rethink this project!

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  17. UnknownJune 17, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    Saving energy is always good but in this case it's also weird...

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  18. AriannaJune 17, 2015 at 9:11 PM

    Le lampade moderne non ci stanno affatto bene...peccato, è un modello magnifico! Ciao, Arianna

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