Look: Empire State Building Celebrates Pride
The Empire State building, an iconic, integral part of the essence of New York City, has gone all out in celebrating Pride month.
Since construction was completed in 1931, the Empire State Building — the world’s tallest building until 1970 — has always been one of the most recognizable icons of New York. It proudly stands 1454 feet tall, and this weekend it proudly wears the rainbow colors to honor and celebrate Pride.
This is not the first year the Empire State Building lit up to celebrate Pride. Last year, the lights looked just as bright.
In 2011, to celebrate New York extending marriage to same-sex couples, a photo of the Empire State Building lit in its rainbow colors went viral across the Internet.
The Empire State Building’s rainbow lighting is done in conjunction with NYC Pride, the official organizers of NYC’s LGBT Pride.
You can see more images of the Empire State Building on their Twitter account and Facebook page.
To celebrate @NYCPride Week, the Empire State Building will cast a rainbow across #NYC for 3 nights. #LGBT pic.twitter.com/zUPsnDcr34
— Empire State Bldg (@EmpireStateBldg) June 27, 2014
Thank you @EmpireStateBldg for showing your #Pride and supporting us! Watch the rainbow-lit building this weekend. pic.twitter.com/sBH2rqJsBb
— New York City Pride (@NYCPride) June 28, 2014
Tonight, we will beam once again w/ #rainbow lights to honor @NYCPride Week. #LGBT pic.twitter.com/xO05aiGDb5
— Empire State Bldg (@EmpireStateBldg) June 28, 2014
Images by Empire State Building via Facebook
Hat tip:Â Joe Jervis
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