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Sunday 20 March 2016 9:30 am

Earth Hour 2016 in pictures: London’s top landmarks plunged into darkness for WWF

By: Lynsey Barber

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Some of London's biggest landmarks were plunged into darkness on Saturday evening as part of a worldwide effort for Earth Hour, the WWF's campaign to raise awareness of environmental threats.

Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Harrods and the London Eye were among those to switch off.

Southbank

…and here's the lights out snap @wwf_uk @earthhour #EarthHour2016 pic.twitter.com/kzlMJnXtAW

— South Bank London (@southbanklondon) March 19, 2016

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

Tower Bridge

Still a lot of light from London during #EarthHour – noticeable exceptions from City Hall and Gherkin pic.twitter.com/Xkz9dgMZ3h

— Erika Ungar (@erikau) March 19, 2016

Piccadilly Circus

https://twitter.com/renireni/status/711300765206388736

Harrods

The world-famous #HarrodsLights have officially been switched off for #EarthHour. @EarthHour @wwf_uk #EarthHourUK pic.twitter.com/KOHknweoI8

— Harrods (@Harrods) March 19, 2016

Elsewhere, familiar landmarks around the world also went dark.

Paris

Sydney

Beijing

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