Abstract: A rotating lamp fixture including a spherical shell member rotatably supported on a vertically extending support member, a platform disposed in the shell member, a drive motor mounted on the platform, a stationary gear secured to a vertical support member, the shell member being rotatably mounted on the support member, the motor being drivingly connected to the stationary gear and being effective when energized to rotate the platform and the shell in which it is supported about the vertical support member, and a light bulb socket suspended within the shell member.