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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:11 PM Nov 2015

Monuments Around the World Light Up for Paris



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http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/11/monuments-around-the-world-light-up-for-paris/416106/
Nov 15, 2015
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Monuments Around the World Light Up for Paris
Alan Taylor

Buildings and monuments across the globe have been lit up in France’s national colors this weekend, in solidarity with the French people, and in tribute to the victims of Friday’s attacks. Gathered below are only some of the dozens of landmarks participating, from the Pyramids of Giza to the Sydney Opera House, including images from Berlin, Bogota, Brasilia, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Buffalo, Cairo, Copenhagen, Dubai, Geneva, Jerusalem, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Mumbai, New York, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Sydney, Taipei, Tallinn, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Toronto, Tromso, Vilnius, and Warsaw.




Shanghai's landmark building Oriental Pearl TV Tower is lit up in blue, white, and red, the colors of the French flag, following the Paris attacks, in Shanghai, China, on November 14, 2015. #
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Monuments Around the World Light Up for Paris (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2015 OP
Stunning photos. We grieve with France! Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #1
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