On Saturday night, one of the most recognizable buildings in the world was looking a little different.
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New York City's Empire State Building was lit up with a giant display of endangered animals.
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The results were stunning.
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People around the city stopped to gaze and take photos.
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Amid the bright lights of the Manhattan skyline, the pictures of the animals certainly made a splash.
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A closer view of the famous building showed just how big the pictures of the animals were.
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The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall, after all.
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The event was held to promtoe a new documentary, Racing Extinction
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"We lit up the Empire State Building with the world's most beautiful -- and threatened -- species to show the world what's at stake," the filmmakers said on their website.
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Some 160 different threatened species were shown.
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Even Cecil the Lion, infamously killed by an American dentist in Zimbabwe last month, was projected on to the building.
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This bald eagle certainly had the city feeling patriotic. 🌃🇺🇸
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You can learn more about the fight to save these species here.
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