International sites go green for Patrick’s Day

New York’s World Trade Centre at Ground Zero, the Big Wheel on Place de la Concorde in Paris, and City Hall in Tel Aviv are three of the latest landmarks to join the growing list of famous international attractions that will go green this St Patrick’s Day.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday announced that the Colosseum in Rome, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, and Nelson’s Column in London will also be lit up in green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, as part of Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening initiative.

Other new additions to the greening initiative next month include the Mole Antonelliana in Turin and the light rail system in Addis Ababa — the first light rail system in sub-Saharan Africa.