Earth Hour 2011 in Moscow and other cities

More than 4,000 cities from 131 countries and about 750 major landmarks turned off their lights during the global Earth Hour event on March 26.

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© RIA Novosti . Iliya Pitalev

More than 4,000 cities from 131 countries and about 750 major landmarks turned off their lights during the global Earth Hour event on March 26.
Over 75 buildings and bridges in Moscow participated in the event.

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© RIA Novosti . Valeriy Melnikov

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The event was held in Russia for the third time. In the photo: Moscow State University building before Earth Hour.

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At 8:30 p.m. local time, people around the world turned off the lights to promote energy conservation. In the photo: Moscow State University building during Earth Hour.

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© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin

RIA Novosti also took part in Earth Hour.

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© RIA Novosti . Elena Bezeka

In Asia, Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Seoul, New Delhi (in the photo), Auckland and Shanghai supported the WWF's initiative.