WDD Monument Challenge 2007
WDD Monument Challenge
Light up the skyline! To mark the monumental occasion of the first United Nations observed World Diabetes Day in 2007, we initiated a challenge to light up landmark monuments in the colour of the World Diabetes Day logo and/or beam the logo onto a landmark or landmark building. The initiative exceeded all expectations and was a resounding success, with over 300 monuments and other buildings around the world lighting up in blue on 14 November as beacons of hope for the 246 million people living with diabetes. The landmarks around the world that lit in blue are listed below. We thank all those individuals and associations that contributed to securing a blue lighting in their area, making the success of this initiative possible.
The lightings created significant local and global media opportunities for diabetes awareness on and around World diabetes Day. We are pleased to report that an estimated total of more than 1.2 billion people were reached through the media.
Participating monuments 2007
We have done our very best to locate the exact coordinates of each landmark but this has not been possible in every case. If you have the exact coordinates for a landmark that is inaccurately displayed, please contact us.
Albania
- Opera and Ballet Theatre Building, Tirana, Albania
- Clock Tower, Tirana, Albania
Argentina
- Basílica de Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Obelisk, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cabildo histórico, Córdoba, Argentina
- Town Hall, Hurlingham, Argentina
- Palacio Municipal, Río Cuarto, Argentina
- Fuente Pucará, Viedma, Argentina
Australia
- Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, Australia
- Neville Bonner Building, Brisbane, Australia
- Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
- Clock Tower, Chinchilla, Australia
- City Council Building, Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia
- Civic Hall, Ipswich, Qld, Australia
- St. Stephen's Church, Ipswich, Qld, Australia
- Community Centre, Jandowae, Qld, Australia
- Maroochydore Boulevard Bridge, Maroochydore, Australia
- School of Arts, Maryborough, Australia
- Bridge, Maryborough, Qld, Australia
- Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Australia
- National Library, Parkes, Canberra, Australia
- Swan Bell Tower, Perth, Australia
- King's Park Gum Trees, Perth, WA, Australia
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
- City Hall, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Austria
- Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists, Vienna, Austria
Azerbaijan
- Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Maiden Tower, Baku, Azerbaijan
Barbados
- Central Bank of Barbados, Bridgetown, Barbados
- Cable & Wireless Building, St Michael, Barbados
Belgium
- City Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
- City Hall, Brussels, Belgium
Belize
- Overpass, Belize City, Belize
Bermuda
- City Hall, Hamilton, Bermuda
Bolivia
- Cristo de la Concordia, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Alcaldía Municipal, La Paz, Bolivia
Brazil
- Municipal Prefecture, Campinas, Brazil
- Torre do Castelo, Campinas, Brazil
- Centro geodésico da América do Sul, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
- Athenas Monument, Jaboticabal, Brazil
- Cabo Branco TV Tower, João Pessoa, Brazil
- A Barca, Joinville, Brazil
- Monumento ao Expedicionãrio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer of Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Elevador Lacerda, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Obelisco Internacional, Santana do Livramento, Brazil
- Art Museum, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Bulgaria
- National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
- St Marina University Hospital, Varna, Bulgaria
Canada
- Muttart Conservatory Pyramids, Edmonton, Canada
- World Trade and Convention Center, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Banting House, London, Ontario, Canada
- Le Windsor, Montreal, Canada
- Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
- Banting Cairn, New Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada
- Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Canada
- Parliament Hill, Peace Tower, Ottawa, Canada
- CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Cayman Islands
- Fountain in Heroes Square, George Town, Cayman Islands
- Town Hall, George Town, Cayman Islands
- Caymana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
China
- Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong, China
Colombia
- Torre Colpatria, Bogotá, Colombia
- Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, La Dorada, Colombia
Congo
- Town Hall, Brazzaville, Congo
Croatia
- City Hall, Koprivnica, Croatia
- Jelacic Square, Zagreb, Croatia
Cyprus
- Town Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus
Ecuador
- Virgen del Panecillo, Quito, Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
- Odeon Cinema, Asmara, Eritrea
Faroe Islands
- Kongaminni, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
Finland
France
- Viaduct, Morlaix, France
Georgia
- TV Tower, Tbilisi, Georgia
Germany
- Rhine Tower, Dusseldorf, Germany
- Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Greece
Grenada
- University Bell Tower, St George's, Grenada
Guatemala
- Fuente Carlos III, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
- OEG Building, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Iceland
- Höfði house, Reykjavik, Iceland
India
- Chitracut Public Garden, Jaipur, India
Israel
- Moshe Aviv Tower, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Azriely Towers, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Italy
- Palazzo Città, Acireale, Italy
- Valle dei Templi, Agrigento, Italy
- Aragonese Castle and Archaeological Park delle Terme, Baia, Bacoli, Italy
- Piccinni Theatre, Bari, Italy
- Carlo Felice Monument, Cagliari, Italy
- Tritone Fountain, Caltanissetta, Italy
- Reggia di Caserta, Caserta, Italy
- Vincenzo Bellini Monument, Catania, Italy
- Ridotto Palace, Cesena, Italy
- Castello Svevo, Cosenza, Italy
- Cathedral, Cremona, Italy
- Fontana del Faro, Cuneo, Italy
- Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy
- Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy
- Quattro Mori Monument, Livorno, Italy
- Palazzo Nieddu, Locri, Calabria, Italy
- Loggia del Grano, Macerata, Italy
- Palazzo Municipale, Mantova, Italy
- Historic Gateway, Mazara del Vallo, Trapani, Italy
- Giuseppe Parini Monument, Milan, Italy
- Carlo Porta Monument, Milan, Italy
- Cavour Monument, Milan, Italy
- Giuseppe Verdi Monument, Milan, Italy
- Orologio Tower, Padova, Italy
- Liberty Monument, Palermo, Italy
- Baptistery, Parma, Italy
- Castello Visconteo, Pavia, Italy
- Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Cappuccini Bridge, Ragusa, Italy
- Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy
- Town Hall, Senigallia, Italy
- Town Hall, Siderno, Italy
- San Lorenzo Church, Trento, Italy
- Civic Tower, Trento, Italy
- Piazza Unità d'Italia, Trieste, Italy
- Monte Grappa Square, Varese, Italy
- Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona, Italy
- Castello di Malgrate, Villafranca di Lunigiana, Italy
Jamaica
- University of West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
Japan
- Gifu Castle, Gifu, Japan
- Amu Plaza Ferris Wheel, Kagoshima, Japan
- Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hase Temple, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
- Ofuna Kannon, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
- Great Buddha of Kotokuin, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
- Ishikawa Gate, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, Japan
- Matsue Castle, Matsue, Japan
- Iyotetsu Takashimaya Ferris Wheel, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime, Japan
- Tokyo Tower, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Okayama Castle, Okayama-shi, Okayama, Japan
- Tsutenkaku Tower, Osaka, Japan
- Kaikyo Yume Tower, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Eigenzan Park Windmill, Shunan-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Toyama Castle, Toyama-shi, Toyama, Japan
Jordan
- Monument of Sciences, Amman, Jordan
Kazakhstan
- Golden Man Memorial, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Bayterek, Astana, Kazakhstan
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
- Scientific Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Kuwait Towers, Salmiya, Kuwait
Latvia
- Town Hall, Riga, Latvia
Lebanon
- Lady of Lebanon, Harissa, Lebanon
Luxembourg
- City Hall, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Macedonia
- City Museum, Skopje, Macedonia
Malaysia
- KOMTAR Tower, Penang, Malaysia
Maldives
- Shaheed Hussein Adam Building, Malé, Maldives
Malta
- National Museum of Archeology, Valletta, Malta
Mexico
- Torre Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico
- Palacio Municipal, Monterrey, Mexico
- City Hall, Monterrey, Mexico
- Quiosco Lucina Fabela, Monterrey, Mexico
- Plaza de la Alianza, San Pedro, Mexico
- Puente de la Unión, San Pedro, Mexico
- Palacio de Hierro, San Pedro, Mexico
- Kiosko Jardin, Balcón Presidencial and Pila Seca Bridge, Tlaquepaque, Mexico
Mongolia
- Town Hall, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Nauru
- Nauru Congregation Church, Orro-Aiwo, Nauru
Nepal
- Dharhara Tower, Kathmandu, Nepal
Netherlands
- Westerkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Euromast, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Houses of Parliament and Fountain, The Hague, Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
- Courthouse, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
- Clock Tower, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Norway
- Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway
Paraguay
- Casa de la Independencia, Asunción, Paraguay
- Cabildo, Asunción, Paraguay
Peru
- Palacio Municipal y Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru
- Catedral de Lima, Lima, Peru
- Palacio del Gobierno, Lima, Peru
Portugal
- Municipal Chamber, Barcelos, Portugal
- Roman Temple, Evora, Portugal
- Town Hall, Lisbon, Portugal
- Clérigos Tower, Porto, Portugal
Puerto Rico
- Capitolio de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Qatar
- ASPIRE Dome and Tower, Doha, Qatar
Romania
- Town Hall and Fountains, Craiova, Romania
Serbia
- Serbian Parliament, Belgrade, Serbia
- New Railroad Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia
- Pobednik, Belgrade, Serbia
Slovenia
- Castle, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- House of Culture, Velenje, Slovenia
- Castle, Velenje, Slovenia
Spain
- Los Castillos, Alcorcón, Spain
- Abgar Tower, Barcelona, Spain
- City Council, Getafe, Spain
- La Menina, Madrid, Spain
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
- Auditorium, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Sri Lanka
- Town Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Suriname
- Presidential Palace, Paramaribo, Suriname
Sweden
- The Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
- Svampen Water Tower, Örebro, Sweden
- Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Switzerland
- Jet d'Eau, Geneva, Switzerland
- Château, Morges, Switzerland
- St Mauritius Church, Zermatt, Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
- Citadel of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan
- Taipei 101 Tower, Taipei, Taiwan
Thailand
- Royal Golden Jubilee Building, Bangkok, Thailand
Turkey
- Ortaköy Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
- Maiden's Tower, Istanbul, Turkey
- Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey
United Arab Emirates
- World Trade Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Burj al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
- St. Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury, United Kingdom
- City Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Royal Research Ship Discovery, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Gateshead Millenium Bridge, Gateshead, United Kingdom
- Town Hall, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Shell Centre, London, United Kingdom
- London Eye, London, United Kingdom
- Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
United States
- Prudential Building, Boston, United States
- Sears Tower, Chicago, United States
- Fountain Square, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Fifth Third Bank Tower, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs, United States
- Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, United States
- Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, United States
- Four Freedoms Monument, Evansville, IN, United States
- Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI, United States
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, United States
- LAX Airport, Los Angeles, United States
- Empire State Building, New York, United States
- State Capitol Dome , Oklahoma City, United States
- Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, KY, United States
- The Alamo, San Antonio, TX, United States
- Coit Tower, San Francisco, United States
- Qwest Field, Seattle, WA, United States
- Naismith Memorial Hall, Springfield, MA, United States
Uruguay
- Liberty Monument, Montevideo, Uruguay
Venezuela
- Obelisco Plaza Altamira, Caracas, Venezuela
- Plaza Alfredo Sadel de las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela
Virgin Islands, British
- Road Town Roundabout, Tortola, Virgin Islands, British
Light up your building!
A number of other buildings will also light up in blue to mark the day. These include:
- Bangladesh - The following buildings in Dhaka: BIRDEM Shahabag; Diabetic Care and Education Centre (DCEC) Dhanmondhi; NHN Centre Shamoli; NHN Centre, Darusalam; NHN Centre, Wari; NHN Centre, Mirpur; NHN Centre, Kerani gonj; NHN Centre, Uttara; Ibrahim General Hospital Rampura; Ibrahim General Hospital, Rupganj.
- Bermuda - Bacardi Building; American Consulate
- Bolivia - Headquarters of the Centro Vivir con Diabetes, Cochabamba
- Brazil - Headquarters of the Federation of National Diabetes Associations (FENAD) and the Juvenile Diabetes Association of Brazil (AJD), Sao Paolo; Office buildings of Eli Lilly and Company, Roche, and Servier; Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sao Paolo; Faculty of Medicine of Sao José do Rio Preto; Manaus General Hospital; Joinville Endocrinology Institute; State Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology Luiz Capriglione, Rio de Janeiro; Unimed Hospital, Joao Pessoa; Dr Arnaldo Institute, Sao Paolo; Serra dos Orgãos Education Foundation, Teresópolis.
- Canada: Montreal Diabetes Research Center
- Dominican Republic - Instituto Nacional de Diabetes, Endocrinologia y Nutricion (INDEN) Hospital
- Egypt - Ain Shams University Hospital
- Japan - Koga General Hospital, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki; Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center (ASPAM), Aomori-shi, Aomori; Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Nagano-shi, Nagano.
- Jordan - National Center for Diabetes, Endocrine and Genetic Diseases, and Jordan Hospital and Medical Center, Amman.
- Kuwait - Dasman Center for Research and Treatment of Diabetes
- Lebanon - Lady of Lebanon, Harissa
- Puerto Rico - Menonite General Hospital, Cayey
- Senegal - Marc Sankale Diabetes Center, Dakar
- United States - North Georgia Medical Center, Canton, Georgia
- Venezuela - Hospital Tower at the Centro Medico Docente la Trinidad, Caracas