#Cities #Architecture Turning Blue for UnitedNation's 70 anniversary
"To help celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary, more than 200 iconic monuments monuments, buildings, statues, bridges, and other landmarks in more than 60 countries around the world will be lit up blue on UN Day, 24 October, as part of an exciting new global campaign which helps unite global citizens and promote the message of peace, development and human rights. - See more at: http://blogs.un.org/blog/2015/10/09/turn-the-world-unblue/#sthash.8Kdk4Xk7.Qg3y4Fc0.dpuf"Albania: Tirana: Tirana Clock Tower Algeria: Algiers: Algeria National Theater - Mahieddine Bachtarzi Algiers: The Greate Poste Algiers The Wilaya of Algiers HQ (Province) National People’s Assembly Council of the Nations Australia: Adelaide: Three Rivers Fountain Adelaide: Adelaide Festival Centre Ballarat: Ballarat Townhall Bendigo: Bendigo Conservatory Canberra: National Museum of Australia Canberra: Old Parliament House Canberra: Telestra Tower Canberra: National Archives of Australia Canberra: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Canberra: Questacon National Science and Technology Centre Hobart: Tasmanian Government House Hobart: Fountain Roundabout Melbourne: Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne: Royal Exhibition Building – UNESCO Heritage Melbourne: Melbourne Star Observation Wheel Melbourne: Federation Square Melbourne: Government House of Victoria Melbourne: Parliament of Victoria Melbourne: Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne: Victorian Arts Centre Spire Melbourne: Bolte Bridge Melbourne: St. Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne: State Library of Victoria Perth: The Bell Tower Perth: Arthur Head Cliff and the Round House Perth: Victoria Hall Perth: Trafalgar Bridge Perth: Northbridge Piazza Sydney: Sydney Opera House Armenia: Yerevan: Opera House Azerbaijan: Baku: Heydar Aliyev Center Bahrain: Bu Maher Fort Central Library of the University of Bahrain Bangladesh: Dhaka: Labagh Fort Dhaka: Bangla Academy Burdwan House Belarus: Minsk: Belarus National Library Belgium: Brussels: Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) Brussels: Maison de la Radio Brussels : Center for Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux-Arts) Bruges: Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) Balen / Mol: Library Ghent: Belfort Ghent: Ghelamco Stadium Harelbeke: City Hall Hasselt: City Hall Haacht: Angel’s Castle (Engelenburcht) Louvain: Provinciehuis Louvain: Railway Statue Zottegem: Castle of Egmont Bolivia: La Paz: Triplet Bridge – Libertad La Paz: Triplet Bridge - Unión La Paz: Triplet Bridge - Independencia Brazil: Rio: Christ on Corcovado Mountain (Christ the Redeemer) Rio: Estádio do Maracanã (Maracanã Stadium) Rio: The Municipal Theater (Theatro Municipal) Brasilia: The Itamaraty Palace Brasilia: The Cathedral Salvador: Elevador Lacerda (Lacerda Elevator) Salvador: Farol da Barra (Barra Lighthouse) Salvador: Estádio da Fonte Nova (Fonte Nova Arena) São Paulo: Viaduto do Chá São Paulo: Biblioteca Mário de Andrade (Mário de Andrade Library) São Paulo: Ponte das Bandeiras (Flags bridge) São Paulo: Estátua de Borba Gato (Borba Gato statue) São Paulo: Monumento às Bandeiras Cambodia: Phnom Penh: National Assembly Phnom Penh: Peace Palace China Great Wall of China Colombia: Bogota: La Torre Colpatria (Colpatria Tower) Bogota: Cerro de Monserrate (Monserrate Mountain) Bogota: Palacio de Nariño (Presidential House) Denmark: Copenhagen: Little Mermaid Statue Copenhagen: Nikolaj Kunsthal Copenhagen: Tivoli Gardens Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo: Alcazar de Colon El Salvador: San Salvador: Palacio Nacional Egypt: Giza: The Great Pyramids of Giza Finland: Helsinki: Helsinki Cathedral France: Verdun: Centre Mondial Pour La Paix Germany: Bonn: Old City Hall Berlin: TV Tower Greece: Athens: Gate of Andrianos - Temple of Zeus Athens: City Hall Ioannina: City Hall Koukouli, Zagori Epirus: Three springs and public offices Thermaicos Municipality: City Hall Syros: Aghios Nikolaos Church City of Livadia: Tower of the Medieval Castle City of Livadia: The Clock Tower City of Hersonissos: City Hall City of Corfu: Statue of Lord Adams City of Corfu: Statue of Governor Ioannis Kapoditrias City of Corfu: Metland Rotunda City of Corfu: City Hall (San Giacomo) City of Corfu: Ioannis Kapodistrias Palace (Ionian University) City of Argostoli, Kefalonia: The Obelisk City of Nea Smyrni: Estia of Nea Smirni Hungary: Budapest: Corvinus University, ‘C’ Building Iceland: Reykjavik: Prime Minister’s Office Reykjavik: Imagine Peace Tower India: Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus) Indonesia: Jakarta: National Monument Borobudur: Borobudur Temple Iran: Tehran: Milad Tower Tehran: Nature Bridge Iraq: Baghdad: Kahramana Square, Statue of Kahramana And Forty Thieves Square Ireland: Dublin: Dublin Castle Italy: Assisi: Basilica di San Frencesco d’Assisi (Basilica of San Francis of Assisi) Brindisi: Municipal Building Brindisi: Roman Column Milan: City Hall (Palazzo Marino) Pisa: City Hall Pisa: Leaning Tower of Pisa Rovereto: Rovereto Campana della Pace (Peace Bell) Trento: Fontana del Nettuno Turin: Mole Antonelliana Japan: Tokyo: TOKYO SKYTREE Toyama: Tower 111 Nagoya: Nagoya TV Tower Hyogo Prefecture: Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution Kyoto: Kodai-ji Temple Kyoto: Nijo-jo Castle Kanazawa: Kanazawa Castle Fukuoka: JR HAKATA CITY Hyogo Prefecture: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Sapporo: Sapporo TV Tower Sapporo: The Clock Tower Osaka: Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel Yokohama: Yokohama Marine Tower Jordan: Ma'an Governorate: Petra Amman: Le Royale Hotel Kazakhstan: Almaty: Palace of the Republic Almaty: Hotel Kazakhstan Kenya: Nairobi: Kenyatta International Conference Center Korea Seoul: City Hall Seoul: Incheon Bridge Lebanon: Anjar : UNESCO World Heritage Baalbeck : UNESCO World Heritage Beirut: An-Nahar Newspaper Building Beirut: Le Royal Hotels and Resorts, Dbayeh Beirut: National Museum Beirut: Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel Tele Lumiere – Noursat TV Channel Amchit: President Michael Sleiman Sports Complex Byblos: Byblos Fortress UNESCO World Heritage Qadisha Valley : UNESCO World Heritage Keserwan: Jeita Grotto Tyre: UNESCO World Heritage Lithuania: Vilnius: Gediminas Castle Tower Luxembourg: Luxembourg City: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hotel Saint-Maximin and Hotel SaintAugustin) Luxembourg City: The Parliament Luxembourg City: The Prime Minister’s Office (Hotel de Bourgogne) Luxembourg City: The Philharmonie Luxembourg Luxembourg City: The Town Hall of Luxembourg (Hotel de Ville) Malta: Valletta: Presidential Palace Mauritius: Port Louis: Municipial Council Building Port Louis: Government House Mexico: Mexico City: El Angel de la Independencia (Angel of Independence) Mexico City: Monument to Columbus Mexico City: La Diana Cazadora (Diana the Huntress) Guadalajara: Guadalajara University Monaco: Princley Palace of Monaco Netherlands: The Hague: The Peace Palace The Hague: City Hall New Zealand: Auckland: Auckland War Memorial Museum (Tamaki Paenga Hira) Nigeria: Lagos: National Theater Norway: Oslo: City Hall Peru: Lima: Government Palace Lima: Torre Tagle Palace Cuzco: Temple of Qoricancha Philippines: Manila: Chain of Super Malls (and Globe) Portugal: Lisbon: City Hall Russia: Moscow: Novy Arbat (10 buildings) Moscow: Tverskaya Street (28 buildings) Moscow: Prospect Mira (10 buildings) St. Petersburg: The Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg: The Peter and Paul Fortress Saudi Arabia: Jeddah: Kingdom Tower Riyadh: Al Faisaliah Tower Singapore: Changi Airport (Terminal 1) Marina City Park: Gardens by the Bay (Supertrees) National Gallery Singapore Singapore Art Museum Singapore Botanic Gardens (Bandstand) The Esplanade Slovakia: Bratislava: Mayor’s Palace Bratislava: Bratislava Castle Slovenia: Ljubljana: Triple Bridge Postojna: Castle Predjama South Africa: Johannesburg: Nelson Mandela Bridge Spain: Barcelona: Gaudi’s Casa Mila (La Pedrera de Gaudi) Barcelona: Real Club Deportivo Espanol Stadium (Espanyl Stadium) Barcelona: Gaudi’s Casa Batllo Barcelona: Fonts of Montjuic – Montjuic Fontaines Barcelona: Font de Passeig de Gracia - Passeig de Gracia Fontaine Barcelona: City Hall of Barcelona Barcelona: Roca Gallery Barcelona: Palau de la Generalitat (Headquarters of the Government of Catalonia) Barcelona: La Masia (Centre de Formació Oriol Torn Football Club Barcelona) Bilbao: The San Mamés Stadium Athletic Club Granada: La Alhambra Madrid: City Hall (Palacio de Cibeles) Madrid: Roca Gallery Murcia: City of Murcia Segovia: The aqueduct of Segovia Santiago de Compostela: City of Culture Toledo: The City Hall Toledo: The Torreón de la Cava Seville: La Giralda (Cathedral Tower) Sudan: Karima Town: Gebel Barkal Khartoum: National Museum Sweden: Stockholm: Globen Arena Kristianstad: Old Theatre Switzerland: Geneva: Jet d’Eau (Geneva Fountain) Tunisia: Tunis: Big Ben Turkey: Istanbul: Bosphorous Bridge Istanbul: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Izmir: Izmir Clock Tower United Arab Emirates: Etihad Towers Qasr Al-Hosn Mubadala (Almamoora) Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Global Market Building United Kingdom: London: Central Hall Westminster Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle Cardiff: Wales Millennium Centre United States of America: New York: Empire State Building New York: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum San Francisco: City Hall Washington D.C: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington D.C: New Zealand Embassy Washington D.C: U.S. Institute of Peace Uruguay: Montevideo: Estadio Centanario (Centenary Field) Zimbabwe: Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe UN Global Offices: New York: United Nations Headquarters Beirut: UN House Lima: UN Offices Moscow: UN Offices Vienna: Vienna International Centre (UN City) Budapest : FAO Building Praia : Cabo Verde UN Offices
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