NIGHT LIGHT PIX FROM DER BIG PIC

The "Siegessaeule" (Victory Column) is
illuminated during a rehearsal for the upcoming "Festival of Lights" in
Berlin, Germany on October 13, 2008. Several landmarks of the German
capital, including boulevards, squares, towers, historical and modern
buildings will be illuminated from October 14 to 26. (REUTERS/Tobias
Schwarz)

The
landmark Berlin Cathedral is colorfully illuminated on the opening
evening of the annual "Festival of Lights" on late October 14, 2008.
(BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images) #






An
ancient temple is lit up with candles at a Gala Dinner to celebrate the
life of the opera singer Luciano Pavarotti as part of the Salute Petra
event on October 11, 2008 in Petra, Jordan. Salute Petra is a three day
event that takes place on the anniversary of Pavarotti's birthday, the
12th October. Due to hiss friendship with the Jordanian Royal Family,
HRH Princess Haya of Jordan and the Government of Jordan have allowed
the weekend to take place at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra
and will include a gala dinner and concert in the ancient city. (Chris
Jackson/Getty Images) #





The moon shines behind Berlin's illuminated
Fernsehturm (TV tower) during the "Festival of Lights" late Thursday,
Oct. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner) #






Hundreds
of thousands of Muslims circle the Kaaba inside and outside the Grand
Mosque during the last week of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday,
Sept. 28, 2008. Nearly three million Muslims attended to pray at the
Grand Mosque in Macca and the Prophet Mosque in Medina. (AP Photo) #






Berlin's famous Brandenburg Gate is lit up during the "Festival of Lights" Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner) #

Giant projections of iconic Japanese artwork
illuminates bridges and monuments, projected from a boat navigating the
Seine river in Paris, France on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. The images
were shown to celebrate the 150th anniversary of French-Japanese
relations.(AP Photo/Francois Mori) #






The Milad telecommunication tower, tallest tower
in Iran, and the fourth tallest in the world, is seen during its
inauguration ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. (AP
Photo/Vahid Salemi) #






Lights are seen projected on the walls of the
Tower of David in Jerusalem's Old City - part of a show called "Or
Shalem, Jerusalem Lights the Night", staged by a group called Skertzò
on October 7, 2008. The Tower of David is a massive citadel that, over
the centuries, has served as a fortress, military barracks and cannon
position. These days, the Tower serves as a popular tourist site. (AP
Photo/Bernat Armangue) #






The Gendarmenmarkt, a square in Berlin, Germany,
flanked by the concert hall at right and the Deutscher Dom at left, is
colorfully illuminated during a rehearsal for the annual "Festival of
Lights" on late October 13, 2008. (THEO HEIMANN/AFP/Getty Images) #






Pilgrims
hold candles during a procession at the Catholic shrine of Fatima,
Sunday night, Oct. 12 2008, in Fatima, Central Portugal. Thousands of
pilgrims attended the anniversary celebrations in Fatima where three
shepherd children claimed the Virgin Mary appeared to them in May 13
and Oct. 13, 1917. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques) #

Pedestrians
look at the Palais am Festungsgraben, an illuminated building in
Berlin, Germany, during the "Festival of Lights" on October 14, 2008.
(REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski) #






The
Berlin Cathedral is colorfully lit on the opening evening of the annual
"Festival of Lights" on late October 14, 2008. (BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty
Images) #






Images
of books on shelves are seen projected on the walls of the Tower of
David in Jerusalem's Old City - part of a show called "Or Shalem,
Jerusalem Lights the Night", staged by a group called Skertzò on
October 7, 2008. The Tower of David is a massive citadel that, over the
centuries, has served as a fortress, military barracks and cannon
position. These days, the Tower serves as a popular tourist site. (AP
Photo/Bernat Armangue) #



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