Globen Arena
Stockholm, Sweden
What do the Pope, Dalai Lama, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Color Kinetics have in common? Each has captivated the masses at Globen Arena, the world’s largest spherical building.

Globen has a 320-foot (110-meter) diameter and rises almost 280 feet (85 meters) high. A monumental landmark for Sweden’s capital skyline, the Globen serves as the city’s marquee venue for concert, show and sport attractions. Since its opening in 1989, lighting the enormous exterior surface of the Globe proved extremely difficult. Conventional sources could not efficiently light the structure, and the fixtures could not withstand the varied conditions of Stockholm’s climate, where the temperature ranges from -29 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 to 30 degrees Celsius). Rain, ice, snow, wind and sun would wreck havoc on fixtures.

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