illuminations

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A neighbour of Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham has compared plans to install pond lighting at the couple's Cotswolds home to the Blackpool illuminations.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"Traditionally we have decorative lighting and illuminations on Independence Day and other national days, but this time we will refrain from that, as part of the austerity measures," Ahmed told reporters.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Portraits take on a religious air, becoming icons, and landscapes read more as medieval illuminations than lands of make-believe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The illuminations set off from the London Eye, and barges moored in a central area of the river featured more than 12,000 fireworks.

From DOGO News • Jan. 2, 2024

The janitors could not use the elevators because Burnham had ordered them turned off after dark to conserve power for the fair’s nightly illuminations.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson