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20th Dec 2016

PICS: Landmarks Around The World Have Gone Green For St Patrick’s Day – And They Look Unreal

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No matter how many times we see it, this never gets old.

Every year on St Patrick’s Day, buildings and monuments around the world are lit up in green, as all eyes around the world are cast upon our little island.

The Tourism Ireland Global Greening initiative was a roaring success once again this year, and they’ve got the pics to prove it; here are some of the best.

From Brasilia…

Pic 1 Cathedral Of Brasi? Lia Brazil Joins Tourism Ireland’ S Global Greening

… to Dubai

Pic 1 Burj Al Arab Dubai Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

And the iconic Amsterdam sign at Schiphol airport

Pic 1 I Amsterdam Sign At Schiphol Airport Amsterdam Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

From Lublin to Dublin

Pic 1 Crown Tribunal In Lublin Poland Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

And to Den Bla Planet in Copenhagen

Pic 1 Den Bla? Planet Copenhagen Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

Dubai, as always, gets well in on the action

Pic 1 Global Village Gate Dubai Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

And even the most spectacular man-made structure in the world is lit up

Pic 1 Great Wall Of China Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

Malta…

Pic 1 Love Monument In St Julians Malta Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

Jakarta…

Pic 1 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Jakarta Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

… and even Wellington, which is home to thousands of Irish people

Pic 1 Michael Fowler Centre Wellington Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

High up on Mount Ulriken in Norway, the TV mast is coloured in tribute to the Emerald Isle

Pic 1 Mount Ulriken Tv Mast Bergen Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

As well as Warsaw…

Pic 1 Palace Of Culture And Science Warsaw Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

Madrid…

Pic 1 Puerta De Alcala? In Madrid Joins Tourism Ireland’ S Global Greening

… while in Paris, the Big Wheel in the Tuileries Gardens isn’t the only monument to go green

Pic 1 Roue De Paris Big Wheel Tuileries Gardens Paris Joins Tourism Ireland’ S Global Greening

… it’s joined by the beautiful Sacré-Cœur Basilica 

Pic 1 Sacre? Cœ Ur Basilica Joins Tourism Ireland’ S Global Greening 2

The Weert windmill

Pic 1 Windmill Weert Joins Tourism Irelands Global Greening

And Abu Dhabi

Pic 1 Yas Viceroy Hotel Abu Dhabi Joins Tourism Ireland’ S Global Greening

And… Brighton!

With yer man. Look at him there.

Pic 6 Brendan Ocarroll At The Greeened New Brighton Pier Christchurch

Thanks Tourism Ireland for the pics

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