With the installation of 16 “balloon lights” on the esplanade of Munich’s Allianz Arena, the stadium’s exterior lighting is now on par with its interior. Mounted atop 18-meter (59-ft) high light poles, the 6-meter (20-ft) high balloons (Zumtobel) utilize a solid, plastic envelope and LEDs to maintain the shape of existing air-cushion construction balloon fixtures and reduce maintenance needs, while providing even illumination across the area.Photo: Faruk Pinjo/Zumtobel Group
