Rheinturm Düsseldorf NRW mit Sternschnuppe

Rheinkomet (= ''Rhine Comet'') is a

light art Light art or The Art of Light is generally referring to a visual art form in which (physical) light is the main, if not sole medium of creation. Uses of the term differ drastically in incongruence; definitions, if existing, vary in several asp ...

installation on top of the

Rheinturm The Rheinturm (; 'Rhine Tower') is a concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, capital of the federal state (''Bundesland'') of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Construction commenced in 1979 and finished in 1981. The Rheinturm carries a ...

(''Rhine Tower'') in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...

. It was first introduced on the 70th anniversary of the

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North Rhine-Westfalia in August 2016. It has 56

Xenon arc lamp A xenon arc lamp is a highly specialized type of gas discharge lamp, an electric light that produces light by passing electricity through ionized xenon gas at high pressure. It produces a bright white light to simulate sunlight, with application ...

s. It was first intended only for the anniversary. Due to high public popularity, they try to set it up permanently and to use it on special occasions.''Der Rheinkomet kann weiter leuchten''
rp-online, 3. September 2016; accessed on 10. September 2016.

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''AO Lighting Installs Searchlights For Rhine Comet For Düsseldorf''
Webseite im Portal ''livedesignonline.com'' {{coord missing, North Rhine-Westphalia Buildings and structures in Düsseldorf Light art