electrical light fixture extends upwards onto a hollow chamber 80 and the bulb 132 extends downwardly into hollow chamber 80 the wiring from the lower electrical fixture 120 extends up through the column formed by the posts cross pieces and glass plates and ties into the identical light fixture on the top inside enabling the lighting to simultaneously emanate from the top and bottom of the column the wiring is then connected to a source of power both electrical fixtures can be 110 volt fixtures or low voltage fixtures and house at least one bulb the bulb 122 of the bottom fixture 120 is below the bottom of glass panels 50 52 54 and and the bulb 132 of the top fixture is above the top of the glass panels 50 52 54 and 56 so as to keep all fields of glass clear in the event the glass panels are made of translucent glass to thereby avoid shadowed images or visible light bulbs in the visual field of glass it also enables the glass panels to be backlit if the glass panels are made of crystal or stained glass the visual effect is beautiful and stunning the top plate 130 can also be made of u00bc inch steel and serves a similar function to the base plate 90 in that it has brackets that bolt to the rails of the column and support the top lighting fixture the top plate 130 also serves as a roof cap to keep weather out and has a decorative drip edge 133 that diverts rain from the top molding or upper crown molding 70 of the column in addition the top plate 130 serves as.