thumb|right|150px|Light+Time The '''Light + Time Tower''' is a sculpture located in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina designed to diffract the morning and afternoon sunlight into vibrant colors visible to the commuters who pass by it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=WRAL |date=2021-02-14 |title=Raleigh's controversial Light + Time Tower: A tragic love story |url=https://www.wral.com/story/raleigh-s-controversial-light-time-tower-a-tragic-love-story/19526629/ |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}</ref> It is located in the median of Capital Boulevard just northeast of the Fairview Road overpass.
The Light + Time Tower consists of a {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} tower supporting 20 panels of clear glass. It was created by internationally known sculptor Dale Eldred and was commissioned by the Raleigh Arts Commission in 1995. The artist died suddenly before the work was complete, however his wife Roberta Lord finished the piece.<ref name=":0" /> Its $51,100 cost was criticized by then-mayoral candidate Tom Fetzer in that year's mayoral race.
== See also == *Community arts *Public art
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== External links == *[http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_207_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Government/Boards_and_Commissions/Arts_Commission/Public_Art/Cat-1C-2005308-094538-Time_and_Light.html City of Raleigh: Time + Light Tower] *[https://archive.today/20070514111849/http://www.newsobserver.com/1249/story/485622.html Raleigh News and Observer: Avant-Garde strikes out again] *[http://www.raleighnc.gov/arts/content/CityMgrArts/Articles/ArtsCommission.html Raleigh Arts Commission] *[https://www.wral.com/raleigh-s-controversial-light-time-tower-a-tragic-love-story/19526629/ Raleigh's Controversial Light + Time Tower: A Tragic Love Story]
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