Global landmarks lit up in French colors after Paris attacks
Landmarks around the world lit up in the French flag colors of red, white and blue Friday night in a show of solidarity with the city of Paris.
A couple look at the sails of the Sydney Opera House that are lit in the colors of the French flag in Sydney, Nov. 14, 2015, following the terrorist attacks in Paris.
By
Rebecca Sanchez
Landmarks around the world were lit in the colors of the French flag on Friday night in a show of solidarity with the city of Paris, where a series of coordinated terror attacks left at least 129 people dead. The spire of the World Trade Center in downtown New York was also lit in red, white and blue. Below are photos from global landmarks paying homage to the victims.
Shanghai’s landmark building, The 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, Nov. 14, 2015. REUTERSA couple look at the sails of the Sydney Opera House that are lit in the colors of the French flag in Sydney, Nov. 14, 2015, following the terrorist attacks in Paris. APPeople are reflected in a window outside the French embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 14, 2015, for the victims killed in Friday’s attacks in Paris. APThe Angel de la Independencia monument is lit up in blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag, following the Paris terror attacks, in Mexico City, Nov. 14, 2015. REUTERSOne World Trade Center is lit in the Blue, White and Red colors of the French flag in honor of the victims of the attacks in Paris, in the Manhattan borough of New York Nov. 13, 2015. REUTERSSan Francisco City Hall is lit up with blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag, following the Paris terror attacks, in San Francisco, California…REUTERSThe landmark CN Tower is lit blue, white and red in the colors of the French flag following Paris attacks, in Toronto, Nov. 13, 2015. REUTERSThe Eiffel Tower turns off its lights in memory of the more than 120 victims the day after the terrorist attack on Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris, France. Getty Images
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