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Whenever you see a Chandelier you can’t help but be moved by its elegance and the power it conveys.  Since the medieval period the way that a chandelier projects light and the way that the gold, glass or crystal interacts with the light source to shine and glint can only move us to be awed by these pieces of art. The first chandeliers were not the glinting creations we’ve mentioned before, they were in fact large wooden constructions loaded with candles. They were such a sign of strength that any serf accidentally wandering the castle would soon know they’d taken a wrong turn. Transporting a chandelier is of course an art form in itself and you certainly shouldn’t try to do this by yourself in your standard van or car. It is definitely a job for the professionals Same Day Courier Service firms like http://allaboutfreight.co.uk/same-day-courier-service/ know everything there is to know about transporting delicate items.

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Here are some of the most famous chandelier examples in the world. I wonder who they had deliver them?

The Titanic. This was one of the first things that the underwater robots came across, and it took their operators breath away. The Grand Chandelier was still pretty much intact, a testament it is construction, and settled near the great staircase that the travellers, if they were in the upper classes, would have seen as they sailed across the Atlantic to their doom.

The Paris Opera House and the Phantom of the Opera.  All of the Opera House is beautiful to view but the standout feature is the huge Chandelier. This hangs in the theatre providing light to those trying to find their seats and suitably accompanying the glories of the sounds and sights on stage. This might construction was the setting for one of the most memorably scenes from the Phantom of the Opera where the Phantom, angry at his favourite singer’s absence despite him telling the producers to include her or else face the consequences, cuts the cord holding the Chandelier to the ceiling crashing into the audience.

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Versailles, the Hall of Mirrors. King Louis XIA was known as the Sun King and he certainly enjoyed this room installing so many chandeliers that it did indeed shine like the Sun. It was also one of his favourite places to bring his many beautiful courtesans. He liked the beautiful décor to.

The Dolmabahce Palace Istanbul. The Ottoman Empires administrative centre needed a fancy centrepiece and this glorious construction certainly fit the bill. Looking like a massive glowing Christmas tree when light up it was a gift from the British Empire to let the Ottomans know that, whilst they respected them, they still had the bigger land Empire and better ecomomy.

Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic.  This is the strangest chandelier that you will ever see. In fact, it would not look out of place in the Addams Family house. It’s actually made out of polished human bones and is definitely on the macabre side. Not sure what the Ottomans would have made of it if the British had sent it to them!