Famous landmarks and destinations across the world have paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II after Britain’s longest-serving monarch passed away on Thursday (8 September).
New York’s Empire State Building shared a photograph on social media of the Queen’s visit to the top of its observation platform in 1957 and turned its lights purple to commemorate her reign.
In Times Square, digital news and advertising screens shone images of the Queen in remembrance, while Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport was bathed in Union Jack colours.
Similarly in Dubai, the world’s tallest building the Burj Khalifa turned red, white and blue to mourn her passing – a display echoed across the other side of the global in Brazil, as Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue also shone Britain’s colours brightly.
Contrastingly, the Eiffel Tower in Paris chose to turn off its lights entirely as a mark of respect for the monarch, following a tribute from French president Emmanuel Macron, who said he would remember her “as a friend of France, a kind-hearted queen who has left a lasting impression on her country and her century”.
