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Lisbon monuments go green

A number of Lisbon’s most famous monuments were bathed in a green light yesterday to mark the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in Portugal. Iconic landmarks including Christ the King in Almada, the Duke of Terceira statue in Lisbon and the Condes de Castro Palace Museum in Cascais were all cast a green tinge as part of the Irish celebration, which falls on March 17th.

in World · 18 Mar 2015, 08:37 · 0 Comments

Christ the King and the Duke will stay green today, while the palace in Cascais will keep its new colour until the 21^st.

Other landmarks around the world that were also bathed in green to mark the date included the London Eye, Paris’ Sacred Heart, the leaning Tower of Pisa and the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai.

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