Light fixture
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A light fixture, light fitting or luminaire is an electrical lighting device containing one or more light sources, such as light bulbs, and all the accessory components required for its operation to p
Lamp and lampshade made of Tiffany glass; c. 1890–1900; Budapest Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest, Hungary)
Chandeliers and table lamps in the Bibliothèque Mazarine (Paris)
Low-bay lighting with sphere outline
A decorative outdoor lamp at Leeds Town Hall
Chandelier
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A chandelier is an ornamental lighting device, typically with spreading branched supports for multiple lights, designed to be hung from the ceiling. Chandeliers are often ornate, and they were origina
Light fixture
…to the housing (i.e., chassis) or—in the case of some portable luminaires—attached to the power cable. Permanent light fixtures, such as dining room chandeliers, may have no switch on the fixture itself, but rely on a wall switch. Fixtures require an electrical connection to a power source, typically AC mains…
Chandeliers in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
A Roman hanging lamp or chandelier
A 6th century Byzantine polycandelon
Chandeliers in Hagia Sophia, similar lighting structures may have been present in the Byzantine period