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Tribute in Light
Tribute in Light is a commemorative public art installation first presented six months after 9/11 and then every year thereafter, from dusk to dawn, on the night of September 11. It has become an iconic symbol that both honors those killed and celebrates the unbreakable spirit of New York.
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About the Tribute
Assembled on the roof of the Battery Parking Garage south of the 9/11 Memorial, the twin beams reach up to four miles into the sky and are comprised of 88 7,000-watt xenon lightbulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares, echoing the shape and orientation of the Twin Towers. The installation can also be viewed from a 60-mile radius around lower Manhattan.
Tribute in Light was conceived by several artists and designers who were then brought together under the auspices of the Municipal Art Society and Creative Time: John Bennett, Gustavo Boneverdi, Richard Nash Gould, Julian LaVerdiere, and Paul Myoda, with lighting consultant Paul Marantz.
Tribute in Light is produced by Michael Ahern Production Services.
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Partnering with NYC Tourism + Conventions
As an extension of Tribute in Light, we invite buildings and landmarks across the city and the nation to help raise public awareness of the anniversary by illuminating their facades in blue from dusk to dawn on September 11. This is a unique and simple gesture of collective remembrance. Information on how to participate this September will be posted here soon. Participants on the 24th anniversary included:
New York State Buildings & Landmarks
- 425 Park Avenue
- Albany International Airport Gateway
- Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Empire Outlets
- Empire State Building
- Empire State Plaza
- Grand Central Terminal—Pershing Square Viaduct
- H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
- Helmsley Building
- JFK Air Traffic Control Tower
- Lake Placid Olympic Center
- LGA East & West Parking Garage Façade
- LGA East Substation
- LGA Terminal C Headhouse
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Moynihan Train Hall
- MTA LIRR—East End Gateway at Penn Station
- New York City Hall
- New York Comedy Club
- Niagara Falls
- The Oculus
- One Vanderbilt
- One World Trade Center
- PAC NYC
- The Phoenix at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, Coney Island
- Rockefeller Center
- RXR Realty Buildings
- State Education Building
- State Fairground—Main Gate & Expo Center
- SUMMIT
- Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park
New York State Bridges
- Bayonne Bridge
- Fairport Lift Bridge over the Erie Canal
- “Franklin D. Roosevelt” Mid-Hudson Bridge
- Goethals Bridge
- Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
- Kosciuszko Bridge
Boston
- 100 Federal Street
- 131 Dartmouth Street
- Akamai
- Atlantic Wharf
- Berklee College of Music — Berklee Performance Center
- Boston Chamber of Commerce
- Boston City Hall
- Causeway
- Center Plaza
- Equinox Building
- Fenway Park
- Information Place
- Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge
- Municipal Building
- Museum of Science
- One Lincoln Street
- Prudential Tower
- Rowes Wharf
- State Street — One Congress
- UMass Boston — Integrated Science Complex
- Winthrop Center Park
Mid-West
- Capella Tower (Minneapolis)
- Illuminate CLE (Cleveland)
- Terminal Towers (Cleveland)
To confirm your participation, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.