New Year’s Eve Snapshots from around the World

From Sydney to New York, people hit the streets in numbers to celebrate the commencement of 2015 in style. The whole world welcomed the New Year with astounding fireworks and amazing illuminations.

Check out the snapshots of some of the famous places of the world captured on New Year’s Eve.


Amsterdam, Netherlands

Image: Remko De Waal/EPA


Athens, Greece

IMAGE: MILOS BICANSKI/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Copenhagen, Denmark

IMAGE: STIG NYGAARD/FLICKR


Dubai, UAE

Image: Forbes


Hong Kong

IMAGE: KIN CHEUNG/ASSOCIATED PRESS


London, England

IMAGE: GEORGE HENTON/EPA


Madeira

IMAGE: HELDER SANTOS/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Mexico City

IMAGE: GREGORY BULL/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Moscow, Russia

IMAGE: MIKHAIL METZEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Munich, Germany

IMAGE: FELIX HOERHAGER/EPA


New York, USA

IMAGE: JOE CORRIGAN/GETTY CREATIVE


Paris, France

IMAGE: YANN CARADEC/FLICKR


Prague, Czech Republic

IMAGE: CTK, MICHAL DOLEZAL/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

IMAGE: FELIPE DANA/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Singapore

IMAGE: WONG MAYE-E/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Sydney, Australia

IMAGE: NIKKI SHORT/EPA


Venice, Italy

IMAGE: LUIGI COSTANTINI/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Vilnius, Lithuania


IMAGE: MINDAUGAS KULBIS/ASSOCIATED PRESS


Zurich, Switzerland

IMAGE: WALTER BIERI/EPA


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