Prague Will Darken 50 Landmarks for Earth Hour
The Czech capital Prague will join other major capitals and cities around the world in Earth Hour on Saturday night, turning off lights at major sites. Landmarks all over the capital, including Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, and the Žižkov TV tower, will be going dark between 8:30 and 9:30 pm, to call attention to the looming threat of climate change. Over a decade later, Earth Hour has become one of the world’s largest grassroots movements focused on saving the environment, celebrated every year on 28 March. Last year, 10 million people took part in Earth Hour, raising awareness and money for climate and nature initiatives around the world. Cities and towns in 150 countries will be switching off their lights, and Prague is helping to lead the way. The initiative, which was started by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), took root as a lights-out event in Sydney back in 2007. Since then, however, it has grown into one of the world’s largest grassroots environment-focused movements, with millions of people engaging every year. List of landmarks that will be going dark between 8:30 and 9:30 pm” National Theater, Church of St. Prokop (Žižkov), Žofín, Mánes, Malostranská mostecká...
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