Photographers have captured terrifying moments of lightning strikes at many famous locations around the world.

Bright lightning strikes the top of the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Lightning strikes the Eiffel Tower illuminated with colored lights at night in Paris, France.

Terrifying scene of lightning strikes in the sky of New York City, USA.

Huge bright beam of lightning near Tower Bridge in London, England.

Lightning bolts like tree roots run across the night sky in Shanghai, China.

The rare sight of lightning appearing with a rainbow in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Cluster lightning mixed with ash rising from the Sakurajima volcano in Japan.

Tourists watch lightning strike during a thunderstorm over the city of Trieste, Italy.

Lightning strike on the Golden Gate Bridge in California, USA.

A bolt of lightning spreads into small branches on the Seabreeze Bridge in Florida, USA.

Lightning passes through the clouds before reaching the ground in Australia.

Storm scene with scary lightning on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa.

The photo was taken at Redhead Beach in New South Wales, Australia.

Lightning strikes the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Lightning flashed like a streak of lightning from the top of the dome of the building in the Vatican.