Buckingham Palace, the Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower and the Kremlin - along with a slew of other landmarks around the world - went dark to draw attention to climate change.
More than 150 countries took part in Earth Hour, organised by the World Wildlife Fund. People across all continents switched off their lights for 60 minutes at 8.30pm local time on Saturday.
In the UK, the palace was joined by Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster and the Southbank Centre on the banks of the River Thames.
The Empire State Building before and after Earth Hour Other landmarks across the world joined in including, Gateway of India in Mumbai, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Table Mountain in Cape Town, Times Square in New York, the Tower of Pisa and former Olympic stadium, the "Bird's Nest" in China.
Sydney had kicked off the event to cheers and applause from a small crowd that had gathered to see the skyline dim and Sydney Opera House turn a deep green to symbolise renewable energy.
"It's been a very inspiring night because it's all about hope and change," said Jessica Bellamy, one of the spectators.
Leaning Tower of Pisa before and after Earth Hour Japan switched off soon after Australia, with the illumination on the landmark Tokyo Tower dimming down as visitors were given the chance to pedal bicycles to generate power to illuminate an egg-shaped artwork.
Earth Hour originated in Sydney with a simple appeal to people and businesses to turn off their lights for an hour to raise awareness of carbon pollution.
"I think the power of Earth Hour is in its ability to connect people and connect them on an issue that they really care about which is the environment," said Dermot O'Gorman, head of WWF-Australia as the city stood in darkness.
"Earth Hour shows that there are millions of people around the world who also want to do something."
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