Sound and Light Show

Sites that have regular Sound and Light Shows. Son et lumière, or a sound and light show is a form of nighttime entertainment that is usually presented in an outdoor venue of historic significance. Special lighting effects are projected onto the façade of a building or ruin and synchronized with recorded or live narration and music to dramatize the history of the place. The invention of the concept is credited to Paul Robert-Houdin, who was the curator of the Château de Chambord in France, which hosted the first son et lumière in the world in 1952.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Sound and Light Show':

  • Amiens Cathedral
  • Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Temple of Karnak
  • Angkor Angkor Wat (since 2006)
  • Ayutthaya In every December since 1991
  • Chichen-Itza Nightly show year round
  • Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis Sao Miguel das Missoes (som e luz), San Ignacio
  • Khajuraho Group of Monuments
  • Loire Valley Chateau de Chambord
  • Malbork Castle
  • Masada A show at 4 AM
  • Medina of Marrakesh At Menara Gardens
  • Nubian Monuments There are shows at both Philae and Abu Simbel ; link
  • Old City of Jerusalem Burnt House and Davidson Centre
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
  • Red Fort
  • Samarkand There is nearly every evening after sunset a light show at the Registan
  • Torun In the Copernicus house there is a "mini" S+L set in 1550
  • Versailles