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The Acropolis, a symbol of western civilization, will be the world’s oldest landmark to turn off lights for Earth Hour and join the global movement of fight against climate change.

At 8:30PM local time the Parthenon, the centrepiece of the Acropolis, will turn black and join an hundreds of millions people from around the globe to switch off the lights in the first global election on the future of our planet.

Located in the heart of Athens, the Parthenon was commissioned by Pericles in the middle of the 5th century BC, the height of Greek power. The result was a perfectly proportioned marble temple enclosed by 46 fluted Doric columns. This creation has long been judged the single most important building in the canon of western civilisation.

"These great sites remind us of a time when humankind made a great leap forward towards a brighter and better future,” said Earth Hour Executive Director, Andy Ridley.
“Earth Hour provides an opportunity to reconnect us to this sense of optimism and foresight as we stand at another critical juncture in human history, which is how we respond to climate change."

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