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WWI centenary marked with light installations

Tuesday 05 August 2014 11:28 BST

A beam of blue light shoots upwards into the sky in central London as part of an installation commemorating the WW1 centenary (Demotix/Corbis)

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WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

'Spectra' by Ryoji Ikeda marking the Centenary of the Outbreak of First World War appearing as the culmination of Lights Out. The work is displayed at The Victoria Tower gardens for 7 nights

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WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

A single beam of light shines behind Tower Bridge as the rest of the lights are extinguished to commemorate 100 years since Britain's involvement in WWI

Corbis

WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

'Spectra' by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in London, as part of the national commemorations marking the centenary of the outbreak of World War I

AFP

WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

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WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

A beam of light outside London's Houses of Parliament. Lights went out in homes across Britain on Monday as part of commemorations marking 100 years since the outbreak of World War I, which claimed the lives of nearly one million Britons

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WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

The Lights Out London art installation seen from The View From The Shard, marking the centenary of the World War I centenary

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WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

The London Eye on London's South Bank has its lights switched off as part of the national Lights Out campaign of remembrance

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WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

A beam of light shines above the Houses of Parliament as the country marks the centenary of the outbreak of World War I

Getty Images

WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

A beam of blue light shoots upwards into the sky in central London as part of an installation commemorating the WW1 centenary

Demotix/Corbis

WWI centenary marked with light installations

Beam of light for WWI centenary

The Lights go out on Nelson column in Trafalgar square in London to mark the moment the United Kingdom entered World War I a hundred years ago

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