Courtesy of The Embassy of Ireland
The Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx are the most important and exciting new additions to Ireland’s ‘Global Greening’ initiative. The world-famous landmarks have been illuminated in green for St. Patrick’s Day. This campaign has been running for several years and has generated extensive global interest, goodwill and publicity for Ireland and the participating countries.
The participation of Egypt and the Pyramids in the initiative for the first time has already sparked considerable international interest, providing an opportunity for Egypt to showcase its remarkable heritage and advertise itself as a prime global tourism destination.
Speaking on Thursday at a reception in Giza overlooked by the green Pyramids, Ireland’s Ambassador to Egypt H.E. Ms Isolde Moylan, said: “We are delighted to be co-operating with the Ministers of Tourism and Antiquities and the Misr Company for Sound, Light and Cinema on the Greening of the Pyramids initiative.
While celebrating Ireland’s National Day, Ireland’s Presidency of the EU, and our friendship with Egypt and its great people, we also aim to ensure that the Greening of Egypt’s renowned Pyramids will serve as a reminder that Egypt remains a unique, fascinating and welcoming country for visitors”.
“We also hope that this joint endeavour will be a symbol of friendship between Ireland and Egypt and strengthen the bonds between our two countries. Ireland and the EU are good friends of Egypt, and we wanted to demonstrate this to the world,” she added.
The “Global Greening 2013” campaign will see over 50 iconic international landmarks across the globe illuminated in green. In addition to the Pyramids and the Sphinx, they include the Temple of Hercules in Amman, the Burj al Arab skyscraper in Dubai, the Empire State Building, Niagara Falls, the leaning tower of Pisa, Sydney Opera House, Table Mountain in South Africa, the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and many more.
