Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany at night under a beautiful starry sky. The city of Berlin started switching off spotlights illuminating its historic monuments as part of a national effort to save energy. Photo: AFP
The city of Berlin started switching off spotlights illuminating its historic monuments as part of a national effort to save energy in the face of Russian gas shortages.
Some 200 buildings and landmarks including Berlin's red-brick city hall, State Opera House and Charlottenburg Palace will fall in darkness at night, officials in the German capital said recently.
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