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Cities after dark

When the lights come on, the world’s great cities show another face.

4 photographs · 24 Oct 2026
Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong skyline at night, 2019.
01Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong skyline at night, 2019. Photo: Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Shanghai at night, photographed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
02Shanghai at night, photographed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory (CC BY 2.0)
The lights of the Gulf’s cities, seen from the International Space Station in 2020.
03The lights of the Gulf’s cities, seen from the International Space Station in 2020. Photo: NASA (public domain)
India Gate on Kartavya Path, New Delhi, lit up at night.
04India Gate on Kartavya Path, New Delhi, lit up at night. Photo: Praveen mannar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)

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