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12 famous monuments going dark for Earth Hour

By Amanda Mitchell, AccuWeather staff writer

Published Mar 29, 2019 2:15 PM EDT | Updated Jul 23, 2019 8:34 PM EDT

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This Saturday at 8:30 p.m. local time, cities, businesses and individuals across 180 countries and 7,000 cities will be turning off the lights to celebrate Earth Hour.

Since 2007, Earth Hour has been a movement to bring awareness to climate change, while promoting action to preserve the climate and environment.

"Starting as a symbolic lights out event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour is now the world's largest grassroots movement for the environment, inspiring millions of people to take action for our planet and nature," the Earth Hour website said.

Earth Hour 2019 will focus on action specifically around conserving nature and biodiversity, which is declining at an "unprecedented rate."

In anticipation for the breathtaking images to come from Earth Hour 2019, here are the 12 most popular monuments from across the world that went dark during the 2018 celebration.

1. Eiffel Tower, Paris

france earth hour

2. Empire State Building, New York City

US Earth Hour

3. Pyramids of Egypt

Egypt Earth Hour

4. Colosseum, Rome

Italy Earth Hour

5. Big Ben, London

UK Earth Hour

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6. Acropolis, Athens

Greece Earth Hour

7. Sydney Opera House, Australia

Australia Earth Hour

8. Moscow Kremlin, Russia

Russia Earth Hour

9. Burj Khalifa, United Arab Emirates

UAE Earth Hour

10. Grand Palace, Thailand

Thailand Earth Hour

11. Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Earth Hour

12. Shanghai Tower, China

China Earth Hour
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