Earth Hour 2010: Photos and Videos From Around the World

by Amy Judd | March 27, 2010 at 07:31 am

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Earth Hour 2010 Takes Place March 27th Around the World From 8:30pm to 9:30pm Local Time

Don't forget to 'save the date' as Earth Hour (not Earth Day that's different) takes place around the world from 8:30pm to 9:30pm your local time, regardless of what time zone you are located in.

Many cities around the world celebrate Earth Hour by turning off their famous monuments and we complied a list that will go dark for Earth Hour 2010. These monuments include structures such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Acropolis in Greece and Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro.

Here on the west coast of Canada, we are still 12 hours away from our Earth Hour, but for many places around the world Earth Hour has already come and gone.

We will be following it around the world and will update this post with more photos and videos as Earth Hour continues to come and go in different locations.

You can also follow the progress of Earth Hour on our Scan tool below as people tweet about how they are spending the hour and what they are doing or not doing.

The WWF who is heading the project hopes that one billion people will take place in Earth Hour 2010. Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 when 2.2 million people turned off their lights.

Happy Earth Hour 2010 everyone!