Opened in 2000 and designed to accommodate up to 2 million visitors each year, the Tate Modern in London is now visited by over 5 million people a year.One of its most spectacular destinations is the Turbine Hall, the cavernous center of the former power plant. A 2003 Turbine Hall installation was The Weather Project by Olaf Ureliasson. An artificial roof of mirrors cut the hall in half vertically and a semi-circle of light illuminates the hall with a hazy gold accentuated by a fine mist drifting through the hall. The Weather Project is an incredible example of how an architectural space can be transformed by an awarness of how design and lighting interact. A similiar principle applies to many of the Europe's Cathedrals, and is a creative tool for worship often lacking in contemporary church design. Visit the Tate Modern to learn more about The Weather Project and contemplate ways your sacred space might be transformed by different qualities of light. |

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