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

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt

Eritrea

• Odeon Cinema, Asmara, Eritrea

Faroe Islands

• Kongaminni, Torshavn, Faroe Islands

Finland

• Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland

France

• Viaduct, Morlaix, France

Georgia

• TV Tower, Tbilisi, Georgia

Germany

• Rhine Tower, Dusseldorf, Germany
• Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany

Greece

• Hellenic Parliament, Athens, 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

• Seoul Tower, Seoul, 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
• Morges Castle, 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 Hotel, 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