Tribute in Light - Twin beams over Lower Manhattan

The Tribute in Light is an annual art installation that projects two vertical columns of light into the sky near the World Trade Center site as a remembrance of the September 11 attacks. The installation uses a bank of powerful searchlights and is visible for miles on clear nights, prompting many viewers to report mysterious lights over the city. It was first displayed in 2002 and has been presented annually around the September 11 anniversary.