Cities around the world are trying to show solidarity with France, which was crippled by Friday’s terror attacks. Many of the buildings visible at night are lit up in the French tricolor, conveying sympathy for the French from afar.
New York is illuminated in blue, white and red the tallest building in the United States, One World Trade Center, which was built on the site of the former World Trade Center “twin”, which was destroyed by terrorists during the 2001 attacks. 2,752 people died in the ruins. The 124 meter high spiral on the roof of One World Trade Center will glow in French colors into the night and beyond.
The Sydney Opera House is taking similar steps, the tower in Calgary, Canada, and the TV tower in Toronto have lit up the distance in French colors since Friday night. Masses will be held in two Sydney cathedrals today for the 120 victims of the Paris attacks. Prime Minister Mike Baird also requested that the French flag be raised on the harbor bridge.
At City Hall in San Francisco, they hoisted the French flag and lit up the entire building in the colors of the French tricolor. The Omni Hotel in Dallas, for example, is lit in a similar way. In Las Vegas, they don’t light the local replica of the Eiffel Tower from pieta. The French color also appears in places as far away as Mexico, New Zealand or Brazil.
In a sign of solidarity with Paris, Russia decided to illuminate the first pavilion at Moscow’s VDNCH exhibition center at night in the colors of the French tricolor, reports TASS. Other famous monuments illuminated in blue, white, and red include the Pearl of the Orient TV Tower in Shanghai.
London’s Tower Bridge will also be covered in the same color. This was announced by the organizers of the Mayor’s Day celebrations, when residents of metropolitan England commemorate the issuance of King John’s charter from 1215, which allowed the city of London to elect its own mayor. Celebration organizers, on the other hand, decided to cancel the final fireworks display.
Candles in the square
At Paris’ Place de la République, people lit the first candles in memory of the 120 victims of the attack. However, people came to remember the killings in many other places around the world, places of worship were created especially in front of embassy buildings, and Prague was no exception. Germany’s interior ministry today ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in all government offices across the country in solidarity with France. The flag was also lowered at the British Prime Minister’s residence in Downing Street.
On Twitter, tens of thousands of people showed their solidarity with France with the slogan #JeSuisParisian, which bears no resemblance to the #JeSuisCharlie campaign, which gained immense popularity after this year’s attack on the editorial office of Charlie Hebdo.
UEFA have announced that players will wear black armbands during international matches over the coming week and observe a minute’s silence before kick-off.
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