The Sacré-Cœur in Paris, the Colosseum in Rome and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville are among the world famous locations going green for St Patrick's Day as part of Tourism Ireland's annual Global Greening initiative.
The three sites are making their debuts and join 'old favourites' including Niagara Falls, the London Eye, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland Paris.
Other locations to be green-lit for the first time include Porte de Bourgogne in Bordeaux, the Jumeirah Etihad Towers hotel, Abu Dhabi, the Town Halls of Munich and Bamberg, the National Sanctuary of Cristo Rei (Christ the King statue) in Lisbon, the Fram polar exploration ship in Oslo and City Hall in Tbilisi.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Paschal Donohoe said: "The 2015 Tourism Ireland Global Greening will again help to raise awareness of Ireland as a visitor destination in key overseas markets."
The Minister continued: "The success of the Global Greening from a tourism perspective is in the volume of media coverage that is generated, with images of the greened landmarks forming part of prime-time news broadcasts on stations around the world, and images of the greened venues appearing in print and online publications and being widely shared on social media. It serves to remind people worldwide of Ireland at a time when many are planning their overseas holidays."
