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THE world stood united against IS with one message last night: \u201cJe Suis Paris.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Famous landmarks around the globe were bathed in the blue, white and red of the French flag in a powerful show of solidarity and defiance against terrorists.<\/p>\n

In London, the Tricolour flew at half-mast over Downing Street while Tower Bridge shone in the flag\u2019s colours above the River Thames.<\/p>\n

Germany beamed the colours on to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, making the 18th-century landmark resemble the French flag itself.<\/p>\n

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Tower Bridge pictured lit in the colours of the French flag Oliver Dixon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House in Australia also turned blue, white and red under the beam of powerful lights.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile locals held up cardboard placards declaring, \u201cWe are all Parisians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJe Suis Paris\u201d \u2014 I Am Paris \u2014 echoes the \u201cJe Suis Charlie\u201d slogan after January\u2019s Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris.<\/p>\n

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Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in French colours Sean Gallup<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In America, San Francisco City Hall was lit up and the One World Trade Center \u2014 which was built in defiance of another terrorist atrocity on 9\/11 in 2001 \u2014 saw its spire bearing the pride of the Tricolour.<\/p>\n

Mexico beamed a projection on to the Senate Building in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

And Canada projected the colours of the French flag on to the Calgary Tower in Alberta.<\/p>\n

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Asia demonstrated its support for the French people with Shanghai\u2019s Oriental Pearl TV Tower illuminated.<\/p>\n

And in Taiwan, the Taipei 101 skyscraper, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, shone brightly with the famous blue, white and red.<\/p>\n

Light seemed to be a recurring theme with hundreds of people lighting candles at makeshift shrines set up at the scene of the tragedies in France.<\/p>\n

But the iconic Eiffel Tower was in total darkness as the country mourned its dead.<\/i><\/p>\n

A stylised image of the tower inside the CND symbol, to stand for \u201cPeace for Paris\u201d, went viral yesterday after being designed by French graphic artist, Jean Jullien, 32, who lives in London.<\/p>\n

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The Sydney Opera House fully lit in French colours Cameron Spencer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He had listening to the unfolding horror on the radio on Friday. He said: \u201cMy first reaction was to draw something and share it. It was spontaneous. I wanted to do something that could be useful for people.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Twitter the hashtag #PrayforParis trended worldwide as mourners gathered to declare their sympathy and solidarity for the victims.<\/p>\n

They flocked to monuments in their countries keen to see them bathed in light and bearing the colours of the French flag.<\/p>\n

As the sun went down, London Bridge thronged with locals and tourists who had gathered to view Tower Bridge a little further along the Thames.<\/p>\n

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Australians express solidarity with the French people Daniel Munoz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many gazed at the moving sight in silence. Others took photos of the iconic landmark to mark the solemn occasion.<\/p>\n

The Tower Bridge Twitter account retweeted a post from the City of London yesterday morning, saying: \u201c@TowerBridge will be lit in the colours of the tricolour from sundown tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Londoners tweeted their support for the gesture, with one saying: \u201cFantastic \u2014 especially as it\u2019s the best bridge in London. Must all show solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another simply wrote: \u201cBravo.\u201d And one added: \u201cBeautiful! Thank you.\u201d The London Eye and Wembley Stadium \u2014 which will see England host the French national football team on Tuesday night \u2014 and were also coloured blue, white and red.<\/p>\n

And outside the North London ground, the French national motto \u201cLibert\u00e9, \u00e9galit\u00e9, fraternit\u00e9\u201d \u2014 liberty, equality, fraternity \u2014 appeared on a screen.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco City Hall dons the Tricolor Stephen Lam\/Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The displays of solidarity with the mourning French nation swiftly grew right across the globe yesterday as the devastating impact of the atrocities left people shellshocked, tearful and fearful \u2014 but still defiant against the terrorists.<\/p>\n

Crowds stood at the base of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, carrying banners that read simply \u201cRio est Paris\u201d \u2014 Rio is Paris.<\/p>\n

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