St Patrick's Day: Globe goes green
Kevin RühleThe Reichsburg Cochem in Germany is one of more than 250 landmarks to take part in Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening this year.
Tourism IrelandSome are less well-known than others. This lighthouse, on the frozen Nasijarvi lake in Finland, is one of the newbies.
Tourism IrelandWhen the initiative started in 2010, just two sites went green - the Sydney Opera House and the Sky Tower in Auckland.
Tanvir ALIThis lion lives in Mount Kenya National Park, and it is made from recycled flip flops which have washed up along the country's coastline.
David ParryAlso greened up is Hope, a 25.2-metre blue whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling of the Natural History Museum in London
Tourism IrelandThe Palestinian Museum in Ramallah was designed by Dublin architects Heneghan Peng.
Andreas KotowskiThe Allianz Arena in Munich was one of five new stadia built for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Sam Morris/Las Vegas News BureauSin City has been getting in on the greening action, with its famous 'Welcome' sign taking on an Irish hue.
Tourism IrelandCastle Heidecksburg sits on a hill and towers above the old town of Rudolstadt, Germany.
Tourism IrelandBuilt in the 19th Century, the Königsbau building in Stuttgart was destroyed during World War Two and reconstructed in 1958.
Fiora SaccoThe iconic Sydney Opera House got in on the greening act for St Patrick's Day
Tourism IrelandThe Tammerkoski Rapids in Tampere, Finland, are a bubbling river of green for the St Patrick's Day celebrations.
ZanYangXinZhongyuan Tower, Zhengzhou, Henan Province China has turned into an emerald tower for the occasion.
David MudarraThe fountain in the Plaza de Cibeles is a neo-classical complex of marble sculptures in Madrid.
YONAS TADESSEThe Lion of Judah, a monument to the symbol of Ethiopian Emperors and Ethiopia, stand proudly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Carlos Adrin AngrigianiThe Monumento a Álvaro Obregón, in Bombilla Park, Mexico City, was erected in 1935 to commemorate the murder of President Álvaro Obregón.
Tourism IrelandThe oldest parts of the Great Wall of China date back 2,000 years.
Tourism IrelandIglesia de Nuestra Señora De Los Remedios, Cholula, Mexico joined in the 'global greening' for Saint Patrick's Day festivities.
Tourism IrelandThis is the first year the Pen Monument in Hanoi, Vietnam, has been turned green for St Patrick's Day.
Tourism IrelandDot Groningren in the Netherlands joins in the festive spirit
Nicolas GouhierThe Luxor Obelisk in the middle of the Place de la Concorde, Paris, has been illuminated green, with the Eiffel Tower visible in the background.
Frances OliverNew Zealand has been celebrating St Patrick's Day by illuminating the Auckland Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower
