Twin beams of blue light rise from the New York City skyline, as seen across the river.
Photo by Michael Hnatov

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.

Learn more about our 25th anniversary Tribute in Light commemoration. 

Tribute in Light is Presented By

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Partnering with NYC Tourism + Conventions

Join us and buildings throughout the city in lighting up in blue. Tribute in Lights is a unique but simple gesture of collective remembrance that illuminates the night sky each year on the evening of September 11, from dusk until dawn. 

To confirm your participation, please complete the form at the bottom of this page. 

Participants on the 25th anniversary include:

New York City

  • 7 World Trade Center
  • 9/11 Living Memorial Grove of Brooklyn
  • 425 Park Avenue
  • Avid Brooklyn Dyker Heights Hotel
  • Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  • Con Edison Headquarters Clocktower
  • Corporate Commons Three
  • David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
  • Empire State Building
  • Goethals Bridge
  • Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street
  • Intrepid Museum
  • JD Films
  • JFK Air Traffic Control Tower
  • La Contente Oeste
  • LGA East Substation
  • LGA East & West Parking Garage Facade
  • LGA Terminal C Headhouse
  • Mercer Labs
  • New York Comedy Club
  • New York City Emergency Management Building
  • One Bryant Park
  • One World Observatory
  • Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
  • PHOENIX Roller Coaster at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
  • Pier 17, Brooklyn
  • Rockefeller Center
  • RXR | The Helmsley Building
  • San Pietro Restaurant
  • South Street Seaport Museum
  • SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
  • Westside Theater

United States

  • 100 Federal Street (Boston, MA)
  • 131 Dartmouth Street (Boston, MA)
  • Akamai (Cambridge, MA)
  • Atlantic Wharf (Boston, MA)
  • Bayonne Bridge (NJ)
  • Berklee Performance Center (Boston, MA)
  • Berkley Building, Old John Hancock Building (Boston, MA)
  • Boston City Hall (MA)
  • Broad Institute (Cambridge, MA)
  • Cambridge City Hall (MA)
  • Capella Tower (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Center Plaza (Boston, MA)
  • City of Richmond City Hall (VA)
  • Crystal Lake Union Cemetery (IL)
  • CT Old State House (Hartford, CT)
  • Equinox Sports Club Boston (MA)
  • Federal Reserve Tower (Boston, MA)
  • Fenway Park (Boston, MA)
  • Hartford Healthcare (CT)
  • The Hartford (CT)

United States, Continued

  • Hill-Stead Museum (Farmington, CT)
  • The Honor Summit (Mount Washington, NH)
  • The Hub on Causeway (Boston, MA)
  • Illuminate CLE (Cleveland, OH)
  • International Place (Boston, MA)
  • John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center (Boston, MA)
  • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (Boston, MA)
  • Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia (PA)
  • Massachusetts State House (Boston, MA)
  • Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (TN)
  • Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum (Little Falls, MN)
  • Museum Broken Arrow (OK)
  • Newark Airport (NJ)
  • One Financial Center (Boston, MA)
  • One Lincoln Street (Boston, MA)
  • Prudential Tower (Boston, MA)
  • South Station Tower (Boston, MA)
  • State Street, One Congress (Boston, MA)
  • Tejas Dalvi - Kaiser Permanente (Eastvale, CA)
  • Terminal Towers (Cleveland, OH)
  • Township of Piscataway (NJ)
  • Travelers Tower (Hartford, CT)
  • UConn Hartford - The Hartford Times Building (CT)
  • UMass Boston - Integrated Science Complex (MA)
  • Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford, CT)
  • Winthrop Center (Boston, MA)
  • Yonkers City Hall  (NY)
  • Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP (Wilmington, DE)

International

  • Municipality of Mola di Bari (Italy)
  • Niagara Falls (Ontario, Canada)
  • Parliament of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
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