Paris’ landmark Eiffel Tower went dark for around five minutes on Saturday (March 28) evening alongside other international landmarks to mark Earth Hour, a global campaign to raise awareness of environmental issues.

First launched in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour encourages people to ‘give an hour’ and make a positive impact for planet Earth and is organised by the World Wildlife Fund.

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PARIS, FRANCE (MARCH 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF EIFFEL TOWER LIT UP

2. LIGHTING ON EIFFEL TOWER GOING OFF SECTION BY SECTION

3. VARIOUS OF EIFFEL TOWER IN DARKNESS

4. LIGHTS GRADUALLY COMING BACK UP ON EIFFEL TOWER

5. VARIOUS OF EIFFEL TOWER LIT UP AGAIN

BERLIN, GERMANY (MARCH 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. PEOPLE COUNTING DOWN FROM TEN / BRANDENBURG GATE PARTLY GOING DARK / GIANT LAMP INSTALLATION BY NGO WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWF) BEING SWITCHED OFF BY WWF ACTIVIST DRESSED AS PANDA

2. QUADRIGA ON TOP OF BRANDENBURG GATE GOING DARK

3. PERSON IN PANDA COSTUME PRESSING BUTTON

4. INSTALLATION AND BRANDENBURG GATE WITH LIGHTS BEING SWITCHED OFF

5. QUADRIGA IN THE DARK

6. WWF MEMBERS HOLDING BANNER, READING (German): "OFF WITH FOSSIL FUELS, ON WITH RENEWABLES"

7. LAMP LIGHT

8. (SOUNDBITE) (German) HEAD OF CLIMATE AT WWF GERMANY, VIVIANE RADDATZ, SAYING:

"The pressing issue of the moment is undoubtedly our heavy reliance on fossil fuels, which is a key driver of the climate crisis. We can see that the climate crisis is clearly worsening. We are witnessing increasing numbers of floods and heatwaves worldwide. In Europe, the rise in temperatures is even more pronounced than the global average. We are facing a great sense of urgency, and there is much we can do. We have already made a great deal of progress over the last 20 years, but we need to move faster and, above all, we must act more decisively to do the right things. That means expanding renewable energy, installing more heat pumps, getting electric cars onto the roads, and driving forward digitalisation and the development of entire energy systems so that all these systems can work well together."

9. WWF SLOGAN, READING (German): "FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS WORKING TO PROTECT NATURE"

10. (SOUNDBITE) (German) HEAD OF CLIMATE AT WWF GERMANY, VIVIANE RADDATZ, SAYING:

"We urgently need a package to achieve independence from fossil fuels and to halt the rollback of climate protection and environmental policies. The German government must finally realise that fossil fuels are not the future."

11. ACTIVIST WEARING COST WITH WWF LOGO

12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF CLIMATE AT WWF GERMANY, VIVIANE RADDATZ, SAYING:

"It’s the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour, and it’s as important as ever because the climate crisis doesn’t stop just because we don’t talk about it. The climate crisis is actually moving very fast, and we have to be faster to stop it. And that’s why we need the governments of the world to become independent, to drive independence from fossil fuels, so that we can live in a renewable world and stop the climate crisis."

13. PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF BRANDENBURG GATE

14. BRANDENBURG GATE WITH PROJECTION READING (English/German) "VEGAN FOR THE PLANET"

15. PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF BRANDENBURG GATE

16. BRANDENBURG GATE WITH ITS LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF

ATHENS, GREECE (MARCH 28, 2026) (REUTERS-Access All) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF THE PARTHENON TEMPLE AND OTHER MONUMENTS ON THE ACROPOLIS HILL, ATHENS CITY BELOW, WITH LIGHTS ON

2. LIGHTS GOING OUT ON THE ACROPOLIS

3. VARIOUS OF THE ACROPOLIS AND ITS MONUMENTS IN DARKNESS

4. A BIG SHIP SAILING WITH ITS LIGHTS ON IN THE DISTANCE, BEHIND THE DARK ACROPOLIS HILL

5. THE ACROPOLIS AND ITS MONUMENTS IN DARKNESS

6. LIGHTS TURNING BACK ON ON THE PARTHENON AND THE ACROPOLIS

7. VARIOUS OF THE ACROPOLIS HILL, ATHENS CITY BELOW, WITH LIGHT ON