The Price of Light: Fascinating infographic reveals the cost of lighting some of the world's best loved landmarks

The latest information packedinfographicfromLyco, the UK's leading lighting company, reveals the cost both in money and energy used to light some of the world's most famous buildings and cities.

From the Blackpool Tower to the Sydney Opera House, the team at Lyco, obsessed with all things lighting, have long since speculated about how much it costs to light up many of the world's most spectacularly lit buildings. They decided to find out, and have discovered exactly how many light bulbs, type of light bulbs, how much energy is used, and how much it costs per year to light up some of the world's favourite sites, and the results have been illuminating.

Coming in at the bottom of the list is the subtly lit Buckingham Palace at less than £9,500.00 per year and topping the list at a dazzling £99,154,000.00 is the world famous Las Vegas Strip, probably the most illuminated resort in the world.

In recent years lighting public spaces has become an art form, and many world famous landmarks have become "must see" attractions when lit up at night. Almost daily breath-taking light shows in Hong Kong and Singapore attract tourists to these two Far Eastern Cities, and the spectacular light displays at the Montjuic Fountains of Barcelona, the London Eye and the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen entertain visitors every night.

The Eiffel Tower and the Empire State are famous for using coloured lights to make statements about current events, whether they are standing in solidarity with the rest of the world or celebrating national and international events.

"Recent technological advances in lighting, including changeable LED coloured lighting means that the use of lights to enhancepublic places has exploded in the last few years. Talented lighting designers are taking advantage of this new technology and are using light to make dramatic and spectacular statements at some of the world's best loved landmarks", Charles Barnett, Managing Director of Lyco.

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