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Dubai's Burj Khalifa lights up to mark France's Bastille Day

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Dubai, Burj Khalifa, lit up, france, flag, mark, bastille day

Dubai - Adnoc's Abu Dhabi HQ also commemorated France's National Day in the same fashion.

Published: Tue 14 Jul 2020, 10:34 PM

Updated: Wed 15 Jul 2020, 7:17 AM

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Dubai's Burj Khalifa on Tuesday night was illuminated with the French flag to commemorate France's Bastille Day.
Bastille Day, France's national day, dates back to the 1789 revolution, when citizens stormed the Bastille fortress, a prison that had become a symbol of the harsh rule of the monarch

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's (Adnoc) headquarters in the UAE Capital commemorated Bastille Day in similar fashion.



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