{"id":5082,"date":"2025-05-06T07:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T07:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/?p=5082"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:36:29","slug":"ve-day-2025-map-shows-the-uk-landmarks-that-will-be-lit-up-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/06\/ve-day-2025-map-shows-the-uk-landmarks-that-will-be-lit-up-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"VE Day 2025: Map shows the UK landmarks that will be lit up tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Landmarks will become red, white and blue (Picture: GOR\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Historic landmarks across the country will be illuminated tonight<\/a> in a second day of VE Day<\/a> 80th anniversary celebrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eighty-three monuments, buildings and attractions in the four nations and the Channel Islands will be lit up.<\/p>\n

The landmarks will shine red, white and blue from 9pm tonight and glow into the evening.<\/p>\n

Sites to be lit up will be famous London bridges, like London and Millennium Bridge, as well as seafronts, such as in Blackpool and Weston-super-Mare.<\/p>\n

Historic castles, such as Lowther Castle in Cumbria and Enniskillen Castle in Northern Ireland, will also bask in red, white and blue this evening. <\/p>\n

What else is happening today?<\/h2>\n

The moving light display will be accompanied by another day of events to mark 80 years since the end of World War II<\/a> in Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier on today, 30,000 ceramic poppies will be installed at the Tower of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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London<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Houses of Parliament, London<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Tower, London<\/p>\n

Buckingham Palace, London<\/p>\n

10 Downing Street, London<\/p>\n

Battersea Power Station, London<\/p>\n

Tower 42 (Natwest Building), London<\/p>\n

Millenium Bridge, London<\/p>\n

The Shard, London<\/p>\n

Tower of London, London<\/p>\n

St Paul’s Cathedral, London<\/p>\n

London Eye, London<\/p>\n

Canary Wharf 1 Canada Square, London<\/p>\n

National Theatre, London<\/p>\n

British Film Institute, London<\/p>\n

The Cenotaph, London<\/p>\n

HMS Belfast, London<\/p>\n

IWM London, London<\/p>\n

BFI IMAX, London<\/p>\n

BFI Southbank, London<\/p>\n

London Bridge, London<\/p>\n

Cannon Street Railway Bridge, London<\/p>\n

Southwark Bridge, London<\/p>\n

Waterloo Bridge, London<\/p>\n

Golden Jubilee Footbridges, London<\/p>\n

Westminster Bridge, London<\/p>\n

Lambeth Bridge, London<\/p>\n

Blackfriars Bridge, London<\/p>\n

102 Petty France, London<\/p>\n

The National Archives, London<\/p>\n

120 Fenchurch Street, London<\/p>\n

Twickenham\/Aviva Stadium, London<\/p>\n

North West England<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IWM North, Salford<\/p>\n

Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building, Liverpool<\/p>\n

Manchester Printworks, Manchester<\/p>\n

The Royal Exchange, Manchester<\/p>\n

Lowther Castle, Cumbria<\/p>\n

Blackpool seafront & tower, Blackpool<\/p>\n

Rivington Pike, Chorley<\/p>\n

Chorley Town hall, Chorley<\/p>\n

North East England<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Durham Cathedral, Durham<\/p>\n

Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle<\/p>\n

Glasshouse International Centre, Newcastle<\/p>\n

Municipal Buildings, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

Town Hall, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

Town Hall Clock Tower, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

Central Library, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

Bottle of Notes, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

St Hilda\u2019s Bell structure, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

Zetland Car Park, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

The Issac Wilson pub, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

Dorman Museum, Middlesborough<\/p>\n

South East England<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth<\/p>\n

Rochester Cathedral, Rochester<\/p>\n

Brighton Royal Pavillion, Brighton<\/p>\n

South West England<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Runnymede Air Force Memorial, Surrey<\/p>\n

County Hall, Dorset<\/p>\n

Aerospace Bristol, Bristol<\/p>\n

The Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare<\/p>\n

East England<\/strong><\/h2>\n

St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Suffolk<\/p>\n

West Midlands<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham<\/p>\n

Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire<\/p>\n

Kings Heath (trees), Birmingham<\/p>\n

National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire<\/p>\n

East Midlands<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Derwent Dam, Peak District<\/p>\n

Scotland<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Kelpies, Falkirk<\/p>\n

The Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk<\/p>\n

Perth Bridge, Perth<\/p>\n

Hamilton House, Lanarkshire<\/p>\n

City Chambers, Edinburgh<\/p>\n

St Paul’s Church, Perth<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Belfast City Hall, Belfast<\/p>\n

Titanic Museum, Belfast<\/p>\n

Enniskillen Castle, Enniskillen<\/p>\n

Strule Arts Centre, Omagh<\/p>\n

Parliament Buildings<\/p>\n

Wales<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Welsh Government Building in Cathays Park, Cardiff<\/p>\n

Welsh Parliament ( Senedd Cymru) in Cardiff Bay<\/p>\n

Cardiff Castle, Cardiff<\/p>\n

Castell Coch, Cardiff<\/p>\n

Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon<\/p>\n

Channel Islands<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Castle Cornet, Guernsey<\/p>\n

Fort Grey, Guernsey<\/p>\n

Beau Sejour Leisure, Guernsey<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The display, first planted to mark the centenary of the First World War in 2014, will return to the historic fortress.<\/p>\n

The Queen will view the poppies when they go on display, with a small part of the installation visible for free to the public.<\/p>\n

A host of other local celebrations and commemorations will also be taking place in cities and towns across the UK today.<\/p>\n

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