Dutch embassy in Rome turns pink to celebrate the victory of Tom Dumoulin at the Giro d’Italia 2017

May 29, 2017

Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced that its lighting was used to bathe the Dutch embassy in pink to celebrate Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin’s victory in the Giro d’Italia 2017.

Photo credit: Víctor Sokolowicz/ Embassy of the Netherlands in Rome, Italy

 

Pink is the color of the jersey worn by race victor. The façade of the embassy was lit pink using the Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Beam Wash from Philips Entertainment Lighting.

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