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Landmarks Light the Darkness

Iconic landmarks, buildings and community spaces across the UK lit up in purple for Holocaust Memorial Day at 8pm, as part of our national Light the Darkness moment.

Landmarks Light the Darkness

Image above shows BFI IMax in London, copyright Ocean Outdoor

Across the UK, iconic buildings and landmarks lit up in purple around the country.  Buildings included the Houses of Parliament and BFI IMax in London; Durham Cathedral; Edinburgh Castle; Cardiff Castle and the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. 

Light the Darkness is an important moment for the nation to come together; to remember the darkness of the past and to create light together, standing united against prejudice today. 

Hundreds of thousands of people also took part in their own homes and communities, lighting candles and placing them in their windows at 8pm.

 

 

Landmarks across the nation

A snapshot of just some of the many landmarks that lit up in purple all around the country.

Houses of Parliament, London, copyright HMDT/Mark Lewis
Kilwinning Abbey Tower in Scotland, copyright Craig McLellan
Lighthouse Memorial in Jersey, copyright James-Bedding
Liverpool Street Station in London, copyright Network Rail
BFI Imax, London, copyright HMDT/Mark Lewis
London Eye, copyright HMDT/Mark Lewis
Cardiff Castle
Durham Cathedral