Tropicana Sun Art Installation In Trafalgar Square, London, England, United Kingdom

Tropicana Sun is a very cool art installation in Trafalgar Square, London, that brightens a cold dark mid-winter day. Dawn broke early today after an artist installed a fake sun in Trafalgar Square to chase away the Monday morning blues. Delighted onlookers in central London bathed in warm sunlight as the spectacular installation began to glow at 6.51am on a chilly January day. The brilliant 'sun' is as bright as 60,000 lightbulbs and can reach a boiling 100C at its core, although it has an internal cooling system.
It will not set until 7.33pm today, extending daylight for would-be picnickers by a welcome three hours. The luminous orb was designed by leading art collective Greyworld for Tropicana fruit juice's 'Brighter Morning' campaign, and took six months to construct. Tourists and commuters gathered beneath its rays on deckchairs this morning as they soaked up some rare winter sunshine. Andrew Shoben, founder of Greyworld said: 'There are very few moments more spectacular and uplifting than watching an early morning sunrise. We have tried to capture the evocative nature of this natural phenomenon with the Tropicana Sun, our latest piece of public art, which has been unveiled to help boost the mood of those who experience it.'
He encouraged shivering Londoners to head into the city's centre to see the unique project and enjoy a glimpse of some blinding light.