--- description: In the aftermath of Friday night's terrorist attacks, the world has turned to the colors of France's flag to voice solidarity with France. title: Here's How The World Is Showing Solidarity With France image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c66359d35fbd766/6988710ecf40a86066c40a89/del8383291.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How The World Is Showing Solidarity With France by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 14, 2015 1:20 PM CUT  Members of the French community living in South Korea light candles at a vigil outside the French embassy in Seoul on Nov. 14, 2015. Members of the French community living in South Korea light candles at a vigil outside the French embassy in Seoul on Nov. 14, 2015.Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 14, 2015 1:20 PM CUT In the aftermath of Friday night’s [terrorist attacks](http://time.com/4112639/paris-attack-terror-bataclan-hollande/?xid=homepage "undefined") in Paris, which left at least 120 dead and scores more injured, the world has turned to the colors of France’s flag to voice solidarity with the grieving country. Early Saturday morning, Facebook utilized its temporary profile picture function to allow users to tint their profile pictures in the hues of the flag — blue, white, and red bands collectively known as the Tricolour. Among the first to do so was Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer [Sheryl Sandberg](https://www.facebook.com/photo.phpfbid=10156182379290177&set=a.10150229723695177.466031.717545176&type=3&theater "undefined"). Around the world, prominent landmarks were [cast](http://time.com/4112621/paris-attacks-france-terror-one-world-trade/ "undefined") in blue, white, and red: New York’s One World Trade Center; San Francisco’s City Hall; Wembley Stadium in London; the [Sydney Opera House](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/14/sydney-opera-house-red-white-and-blue-world-cities-adopt-the-tricolore-paris-attack-reaction "undefined"); Auckland City Museum and Sky Tower in New Zealand. > [](https://twitter.com/australian/status/665484385861242881) > [](https://twitter.com/McMurtrieSF/status/665356652690870272) > [](https://twitter.com/AStilborn/status/665447232582385664) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4112876/paris-terrorist-attacks-solidarity/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4112876/paris-terrorist-attacks-solidarity/"},"headline":"Here's How The World Is Showing Solidarity With France","datePublished":"2015-11-14T13:20:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:37:02.294Z","description":"Buildings around the world turned blue, white, and red after the attack","url":"https://time.com/4112876/paris-terrorist-attacks-solidarity/","keywords":["France","Sheryl Sandberg","facebook","paris"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c66359d35fbd766/6988710ecf40a86066c40a89/del8383291.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c66359d35fbd766/6988710ecf40a86066c40a89/del8383291.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SKOREA-FRANCE-ATTACKS-PARIS","caption":"SKOREA-FRANCE-ATTACKS-PARIS","creditText":"Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4112876/paris-terrorist-attacks-solidarity/","name":"Here's How The World Is Showing Solidarity With France"}}]}] ```