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One World Trade Center's spire is lit in the colors of the French flag, white, blue and red, in solidarity with France after terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015 in New York City.
One World Trade Center's spire is lit in the colors of the French flag, white, blue and red, in solidarity with France after terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015 in New York City.Daniel Pierce Wright—Getty Images
By Olivia B. Waxman

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the 408-ft. spire atop One World Trade Center will be lit up in the colors of the French flag Friday night and “in the days ahead” in memory of the at least 100 people feared dead following multiple terror attacks across the French capital that led President François Hollande to shut down the country’s borders and declare a state of emergency.

“Today, and in the days ahead, New York will light One World Trade Center in blue, white and red as we stand in solemn solidarity with the people of France, just as they have done for us in our own times of tragedy,” Cuomo said in a statement.

Other monuments also paid tribute to France.

San Francisco City Hall tweeted a photo of the French flag flying from the building and changed its avatar to a photo of the building lit up in the flag’s colors.

Canadian news outlets have been tweeting photos of Toronto’s CN Tower in blue, white, and red, while The Dallas Morning News and other local media outlets have been tweeting photos of the city’s Omni Hotel in blue, white, and red.

Photos: Fatal Shootings, Explosions Rock Paris

FRANCE. Paris. Terrorist attack. Panic scenes in Quay de Valmy. 2015.
The crowd rushes on Quay de Valmy following terrorist attacks in central Paris, on Nov. 13, 2015.Jerome Sessini—Magnum for TIME
French fire brigade members carry an injured individual near the concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, on Nov. 13, 2015.
French fire brigade members carry an injured individual near the concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, on Nov. 13, 2015.Christian Hartmann—Reuters
A member of the French fire brigade aids an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015.
A member of the French fire brigade aids an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015. Christian Hartmann—Reuters
Wounded people are evacuated from the Stade de France in Saint Denis, outside of Paris on Nov. 13, 2015.
Wounded people are evacuated from the Stade de France in Saint Denis, outside of Paris on Nov. 13, 2015.Ian Langsdon—EPA
Rescue workers attend to victims of the attacks in the 10th district of Paris on Nov. 13, 2015.
Rescue workers attend to victims of the attacks in the 10th district of Paris on Nov. 13, 2015. Jacques Brinon—AP
Police are seen outside a restaurant in 10th arrondissement of the French capital Paris on Nov. 13, 2015.
Police are seen outside a restaurant in 10th arrondissement of the French capital Paris on Nov. 13, 2015. Kenzo Tribouillard—AFP/Getty Images
A suspect is apprehended near Place Republique on Nov. 13, 2015, in Paris.
A suspect is apprehended near Place Republique on Nov. 13, 2015, in Paris. John Van Hasselt—Corbis
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (left) and French President Francois Hollande during an emergency meeting in the security control room at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Nov. 13, 2015.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (left) and French President Francois Hollande during an emergency meeting in the security control room at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Nov. 13, 2015. Christelle Alix—AFP/Getty Images
A police officer directs people outside the Stade de France stadium during the international friendly soccer France against Germany, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 in Saint Denis, outside Paris. Two police officials say at least 11 people have been killed in shootouts and other violence around Paris. Police have reported shootouts in at least two restaurants in Paris. At least two explosions have been heard near the Stade de France stadium, and French media is reporting of a hostage-taking in the capital. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
A police officer directs people outside the Stade de France stadium during the international friendly soccer France against Germany, in Saint Denis, outside of Paris, Nov. 13, 2015.Michel Euler—AP
Crowds wait on the pitch during a soccer match at Stade de France on Nov. 13, 2015 in Paris, after the game was halted following an explosion.
Crowds wait on the pitch during a soccer match at Stade de France on Nov. 13, 2015 in Paris, after the game was halted following an explosion.Xavier Laine—Getty Images
Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer France against Germany, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 in Saint Denis, outside Paris. At least 35 people were killed in shootings and explosions around Paris, many of them in a popular theater where patrons were taken hostage, police and medical officials said Friday. Two explosions were heard outside the Stade de France stadium. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer France against Germany in Saint Denis, outside Paris on Nov. 13, 2015.Michel Euler—AP

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