See One World Trade Center Light Up in Rainbow Colors for Orlando
Amid the outpouring of grief and solidarity that marks the aftermath of instances of mass violence, iconic global monuments have often used their lights and facades to make a statement and engender poignant symbolism. Saturday's mass shooting at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando  the worst in U.S. history, where 50 people were killed  is no different. While New York City's Empire State Building chose to remain dark on Sunday night to commemorate the Orlando victims as it has in the past, its crosstown cousin One World Trade Center  also known as the Freedom Tower  lit up its spire in the colors of the rainbow, a symbol of the LGBT community that was targeted in the attack.