Earth Hour Moscow - Kremlin and Red Square Light Out

The lights in the Moscow Kremlin were turned off on March 20th between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 pm. to support the international environmental campaign Earth Hour.

A total of 900 buildings went dark during Earth Hour in Moscow, including St. Basil's Cathedral, the GUM department store, the State Historical Museum and the building of the Russian government.

Earth Hour is an annual event initiated by the World Wildlife Foundation, aimed at drawing the attention of the international community to the problem of preserving the planet's resources. During the event, millions of people worldwide turn off lights and appliances between 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.

Russia has been participating in Earth Hour since 2008. The Kremlin joined the lights-off event in 2013 on the order of President Vladimir Putin.

This year, the Moscow City skyscrapers turned their lights off for Earth Hour for the first time, Moscow's department of natural resources and environmental protection said, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday.

Text: The Moscow Times
Images: Nicolay Abril

[AlexJima]

It was a great moment and I personally didn't expect that so many people come here to be a part of this campaign!