The menorah arrives at Campus Martius for Hanukkah celebration

Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press
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A 26-foot menorah graced Campus Martius early Monday afternoon.

Menorah in the D is a community Hanukkah celebration set to kick off at 5 p.m. Sunday in Detroit's Campus Martius Park.

On Monday, a one-of-kind steel and glass Menorah was put together piece by piece for the event.

Tim Mollohan of MNC&ANC Professional Services helps secure a section of a 26-foot-tall steel-and-glass menorah during installation at Cadillac Square in downtown Detroit on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in preparation for the Menorah in the D event on the first night of Hanukkah. The menorah was designed by renowned local artists Erik and Israel Nordin of the Detroit Design Center in Corktown.

Erik Nordin and his team at Detroit Design Center have been working on installations in Detroit for over 20 years now.

"It's made of stainless steel and features lights that work like regular lightbulbs," said Nordin. "We have vessels that can be linked with the flame for the ceremony. The 'P' stands for the community working together to celebrate, you'll see the different flames and shapes in the architecture. It stands for bringing all people together to celebrate."

Nordin said that he and his brother thought it would be great to build one that was taller than any other in the country.

Rick Benoit of MNC&ANC Professional Services helps secure a section of a 26-foot-tall steel-and-glass menorah during installation at Cadillac Square in downtown Detroit on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in preparation for the Menorah in the D event on the first night of Hanukkah. The menorah was designed by renowned local artists Erik and Israel Nordin of the Detroit Design Center in Corktown.

"My brother and I felt that it was really important to make something that was perhaps the biggest menorah and free-standing menorah in the United States."

The lighting of the Detroit menorah, good foods, community leaders, and activities for kids will take place during the event.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: The 12th Annual Menorah in the D event begins Sunday