Tribute in Light New York City

Tribute in Light 2011 – New York City

Tribute in Light – September 11 2011

Tribute in Light 2011

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New York City — Tribute in Light

The Tribute in Light was a temporary art installation of 88 searchlights placed next to the site of the World Trade Center from March 11 to April 14, 2002 to create two vertical columns of light in remembrance of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The twin beams of light recreate a ghostly image of the Twin Towers. The tribute was launched again in 2003, to mark the second anniversary of the attack, and has been done every year since on September 11, to mark the anniversary.

For the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, the Tribute in Lights will be illuminated from dusk on September 11, 2011 until dawn on September 12, 2011.

The Tribute in Light is best viewed from the waterfront outside of Manhattan, including Jersey City, the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade and Gantry Plaza State Park, though the Tribute in Light can be seen from many places in and around New York City. The beams of light can reportedly be seen from over 60 miles away.

(Pictures taken on Monday March 11, 2002 when the lights started shining for the very first time – photos of the Tribute in Light memorial from Brooklyn Bridge.)

(Pictures taken on 9/11 in Downtown Manhattan, showing the collapse and the aftermath in the streets.)