In pictures: Lumiere London to light up the capital

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The free festival will include installations at Regent Street, King’s Cross, Leicester Square and Westminster Abbey.

London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan visited the South Bank ahead of Thursday’s launch of the UK’s biggest lights festival, Lumiere London.

Here are some of the highlights visitors to the festival, to be held from January 18-21, can expect to see:

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The Light Of The Spirit by Patrice Warrener is projected onto Westminster Abbey (Jonathan Brady/PA)

— Artichoke (@artichoketrust) January 17, 2018

Sadiq Khan admires The Wave by Vertigo on the Riverside Walkway (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Sadiq Khan admires The Wave by Vertigo on the Riverside Walkway (Jonathan Brady/PA)

— Oxo Tower Wharf (@OxoTowerWharf) January 17, 2018

A person looks at Supercube by Stephane Masson on display in St James’s Market (Jonathan Brady/PA)
A person looks at Supercube by Stephane Masson on display in St James’s Market (Jonathan Brady/PA)

— LoveCamden (@LoveCamden) January 17, 2018

Nightlife by the Lantern Company with Jo Pocock on display in Leicester Square Gardens (PA Wire/PA Images/PA)
Nightlife by the Lantern Company with Jo Pocock on display in Leicester Square Gardens (PA Wire/PA Images/PA)

— Artichoke (@artichoketrust) January 17, 2018

The Reflektor by Studio Roso on display in Carlton Street (Jonathan Brady/PA)
The Reflektor by Studio Roso on display in Carlton Street (Jonathan Brady/PA)

— Artichoke (@artichoketrust) January 17, 2018

A woman walks through Entre Les Rangs, by Rami Bebawi and KANVA at Lewis Cubitt Park (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
A woman walks through Entre Les Rangs, by Rami Bebawi and KANVA at Lewis Cubitt Park (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
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