There was a red cloth wound around the tower, and Sopheng said that the cloth showed that this was a living temple where locals came to leave their offerings and to ask the gods to answer their prayers.

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But now, smart new government-built tower-blocks in red and grey are sprouting to house the homeless and give work to the unemployed.

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It also was evidence that, in this era of the social Web, fashion designers and retailers are no longer operating in an ivory tower or for solely the red carpet.

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To mark the end of the appeal, some landmarks will be lit up red, including Birmingham University's Clock Tower.

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As the queen's barge approached and Tower Bridge lifted in salute, red white and blue streamers were tossed from the crowd.

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Children's BBC presenter Angellica Bell and Channel 4 chat show host Graham Norton pushed a "red nose" plunger to light up the tower on Friday evening.

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Striking views of lower Manhattan and the nearly completed 104-story Freedom Tower may peek through from across the harbour, but Red Hook feels a million miles away.

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Mountains tower over valleys lying deep in snow, their cathedral-spire peaks turning red in the rays of the setting sun.

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