Jutta Maas pays respect to the victims of the tsunami disaster during three minutes of silence in Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 5, 2005. The European Union coordinated the three minutes of silence throughout member nations.
EU Headquarters
The EU flag flies half-mast at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 5, 2005. Flags were lowered to half-mast to remember the victims of the tsunami.
EU Headquarters
Members of EU government institutions stand with others for a silent tribute at the Brussels, Belgium, headquarters, Jan. 5, 2005. Stock exchanges, workers, and businesses held a silent tribute across much of Europe to remember the victims of the tsunami. Standing front center is European Parliament President Josep Borrell.
Germany
A telephone receiver lies off the hook as brokers hold a silent tribute to the victims of the tsunami, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, central Germany, Jan. 5, 2005.
Germany
Veronika Kamm, left, and Sebastian Peters, right, from Munich, stand for a moment of silence at the railway station Berlin-Zoo, Jan. 5, 2005.
Italy
Rome's Mayor Walter Veltroni, wearing a sash fifth from left, and tsunami survivor Marco Tartaglia, second from right at front, hold hands with representatives from South East Asian countries in Rome's City Hall Campidoglio square, Jan. 5, 2005.
Italy
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, center, and his wife, Franca Pilla, stand during the three minutes of silence to commemorate the victims of the tsunami, during his visit at the Capodimonte Museum, near Naples, southern Italy, Jan. 5, 2005.
France
A French firefighter makes out a check to the Secours Catholique (Catholic Help) charity for the tsunami victims after observing three minutes of silence, outside the Saint Sulpice church in Paris, Jan. 5, 2005.
France
French firefighters observe three minutes of silence outside the Saint Sulpice church in Paris, Jan. 5, 2005. White flowers were brought to the church by Parisians at the request of the Secours Catholique (Catholic Help) charity as tribute to the tsunami victims.
France
French President Jacques Chirac observes three minutes of silence for tsunami victims, during a new year wishes ceremony for civil servants, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Jan. 5, 2005.
France
Commuters observe three minutes of silence at the Saint Lazare train station in Paris, Jan. 5, 2005.
Vatican
Pope John Paul II prays during three minutes of silence to commemorate the victims of the tsunami, in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2005.
Sweden
People at a fitness center in Gothenburg, Sweden, take a break from their exercise bikes as they observe three minutes of silence for the tsunami victims, Jan. 5, 2005.
Sweden
Three building workers stand at attention during the three-minutes silence for the victims of the tsunami, outside the Central Station in Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 5, 2005.
Ireland
Irish President Mary McAleese, center, and her husband, Martin McAleese, to her right, observe the three-minute silence in memory of tsunami disaster victims, at the President's Residence in Dublin, Jan. 5, 2005.
Greece
The Greek flag flies at half staff as a sign of mourning for the tsunami victims, in front of the Parthenon temple at Acropolis hill, Athens, Jan. 5, 2004. A two-day donation drive by Greece state run television raised more than $15 million dollars for aid projects.