Tall candlesticks and altar lamps are often found in churches. (
A seven-branched candelabrum is the national symbol of the State of Israel, based on the candelabrum that was used in the Temple in Jerusalem in ancient times.
In popular culture, candlesticks are featured in the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble; as the character Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast; and in the game Clue. Many of Liberace's piano performances included a candelabrum on top of the grand piano. In the movie Bull Durham the assistant coach Larry (played by Robert Wuhl) suggests candlesticks as a wedding present during a crisis meeting held at the pitcher's mound in the middle of a game.
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