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According to ancient literature, a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day once led a lost people through the desert. This column of solid glass is comprised of 370 egg-shaped layers of float glass. It weighs 2000 pounds and is rigidly post-tensioned to 15,000 pounds. It responds mercurially to changing atmospheric and lighting conditions by day. An internal and an external intelligent lighting system creates a slowly changing display at night. Pillar of Fire is a tribute to the healthcare workers at the old Whitman Walker Clinic from 1987-2008 at 14th and S Street, Washington DC, who mobilized to provide compassionate care to many on this site, during the dark early days of the fast-moving HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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