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06th Dec 2013

The Eiffel Tower tribute to Nelson Mandela is simply superb

An illuminated icon for an illuminating icon...

JOE

As global tributes continue to pour in following the death of Nelson Mandela, Paris and Washington D. C. have honoured the great man in their own special and brilliant way.

The French capital city has illuminated its most iconic landmark, the Eiffel Tower, in honour of one of the world’s most illuminating icons, Madiba, in the colours of the South African flag.

Beautiful:

eiffel tower

 

Similarly, the South African embassy in Washington D.C. used its light installations in an even more moving and touching way, as the Ambassador cast the South African’s inspirational shadow across the building:

RIP Mandela

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