--- description: There has been an awakening in Dublin. title: The Dublin Spire Was Turned Into a Lightsaber to Celebrate The Force Awakens image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Dublin Spire Was Transformed Into a Lightsaber to Celebrate _The Force Awakens_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 16, 2015 7:47 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 16, 2015 7:47 PM CUT There has been an awakening in Dublin. The city’s 398-foot Spire was turned into a massive lightsaber on Tuesday night just ahead of the Wednesday premiere of _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ at the Irish capital’s Savoy Cinema. The world’s tallest sculpture now boasts a handle-like base and was lit up blue — similar to Luke Skywalker’s Jedi weapon of choice — for all to see. Dubliners took to social media to express their excitement about the Monument of Light’s transformation. > [](https://twitter.com/DublinTown/status/676710085633163264) _The Force Awakens_ hits theaters on Dec. 17 in the U.K. and Dec. 18 in the U.S. **Read next:** * [Here Are the 90 Characters Who’ve Died in _Star Wars_](http://time.com/4112165/every-star-wars-death/ "undefined") * [The 10 Most Fascinating _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Fan Theories](http://time.com/4116403/star-wars-force-awakens-fan-theories/ "undefined") * [Here’s Everything We Know So Far About _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4147688/star-wars-force-awakens-what-we-know/?xid=time%5Fsocialflow%5Ftwitter "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4151486/the-dublin-spire-transformed-into-lightsaber-celebrate-the-force-awakens/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4151486/the-dublin-spire-transformed-into-lightsaber-celebrate-the-force-awakens/"},"headline":"The Dublin Spire Was Transformed Into a Lightsaber to Celebrate The Force Awakens","datePublished":"2015-12-16T19:47:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:49.590Z","description":"Experience the full power of the Irish side","url":"https://time.com/4151486/the-dublin-spire-transformed-into-lightsaber-celebrate-the-force-awakens/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","star wars: the force awakens","Dublin","The Force Awakens"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4151486/the-dublin-spire-transformed-into-lightsaber-celebrate-the-force-awakens/","name":"The Dublin Spire Was Transformed Into a Lightsaber to Celebrate The Force Awakens"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer","description":"Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UyGxWpXw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-20T02:40:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UyGxWpXw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4151486/the-dublin-spire-transformed-into-lightsaber-celebrate-the-force-awakens/","duration":"PT2M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4151486/the-dublin-spire-transformed-into-lightsaber-celebrate-the-force-awakens/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```