Tribute In Light

New york governor andrew cuomo announced that the annual tribute in light display honoring victims of 9 11 is back on saying new york health officials will supervise this year s tribute to ensure workers safety amid concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tribute in light. 11 2019 as seen from jersey city n j. The 9 11 memorial and museum originally announced that. The annual tribute in light is illuminated on the skyline of lower manhattan on the 18th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks in new york city on sept. It consists of 88 vertical searchlights arranged in two columns of light to represent the twin towers it stands six blocks south of the world trade center on top of the battery parking garage in new york city.

It has become an iconic symbol that both honors those killed and celebrates the unbreakable spirit of new york. Friday night s tribute in light was a welcome sight after the yearly memorial was almost cancelled in august due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tribute in light memorial for the attacks of september 11 2001 was tested on friday night photos show the brilliant beams piercing the night sky above lower manhattan in solemn memorial. The light display which nearly didn t happen this year due to the coronavirus.

Annual tribute in light is beamed over lower manhattan for the 19th anniversary of 9 11 and the 2 977 people who died. A tribute in light memorial display in new york city honoring the victims of the 11 september 2001 terrorist attacks which killed nearly 3 000 people is going to take place despite earlier plans to cancel the annual installation over coronavirus related concerns the 9 11 memorial and museum in charge of organizing the display said in a statement on saturday. The 9 11 memorial and museum s tribute in light shone brightly over new york city for a final night friday. Tribute in light shines once again as a memorial to the.

The tribute in light is an art installation created in remembrance of the september 11 attacks.