La Porta di Brandeburgo

The illuminated Brandenburg Gate is pictured one day before the official start of the seventh “Festival of Lights” in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. During the festival from Wednesday, Oct. 12 until Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, Berlin’s most famous landmarks and impressive buildings will be glowing and sparkling with various colors and types of light, projections and fireworks. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)