--- description: One World Trade Center lit up its spire in the colors of the rainbow in solidarity with the LGBT community targeted in the Orlando attack title: See One World Trade Center Light Up for the Orlando Victims image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdeccac179bd64051/698897743c1639f9da45d9b1/here-is-a-photo-you-guys-could-use-if-you-want-shot-by-me.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See One World Trade Center Light Up in Rainbow Colors for Orlando by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 3:54 AM CUT  The spire of One World Trade Center lights up in the colors of the rainbow on June 12, 2016 to remember victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. The spire of One World Trade Center lights up in the colors of the rainbow on June 12, 2016 to remember victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.Tino Bovenzi—TIME by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 3:54 AM CUT 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](http://time.com/4268303/brussels-attacks-monuments-light-up-eiffel-tower-brandenburg-gate/ "undefined") to make a statement and engender poignant symbolism. Saturday’s [mass shooting](http://time.com/4365260/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-what-know/?xid=homepage "undefined") at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando — the worst in U.S. history, where [50 people were killed](http://time.com/4365618/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-victims/?xid=homepage "undefined") — is no different. While New York City’s Empire State Building chose to [remain dark](http://time.com/4365591/orlando-shooting-empire-state-building/ "undefined") on Sunday night to commemorate the Orlando victims (as it has [in the past](http://time.com/3663295/empire-state-building-dark-french-flag-charlie-hebdo/ "undefined")), 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. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4365735/orlando-shooting-one-world-trade-center-tribute-lights-1wtc/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4365735/orlando-shooting-one-world-trade-center-tribute-lights-1wtc/"},"headline":"See One World Trade Center Light Up in Rainbow Colors for Orlando","datePublished":"2016-06-13T03:54:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:33:01.846Z","description":"The spire was bathed in colors symbolizing the LGBT community that was targeted in the Orlando attack","url":"https://time.com/4365735/orlando-shooting-one-world-trade-center-tribute-lights-1wtc/","keywords":["Crime","New York City","tribute","LGBTQ","Orlando Shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdeccac179bd64051/698897743c1639f9da45d9b1/here-is-a-photo-you-guys-could-use-if-you-want-shot-by-me.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdeccac179bd64051/698897743c1639f9da45d9b1/here-is-a-photo-you-guys-could-use-if-you-want-shot-by-me.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Here is a photo you guys could use if you want. Shot by me","caption":"The spire of One World Trade Center lights up in the colors of the rainbow on June 12, 2016 to remember victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.","creditText":"Tino Bovenzi—TIME","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/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4365735/orlando-shooting-one-world-trade-center-tribute-lights-1wtc/","name":"See One World Trade Center Light Up in Rainbow Colors for Orlando"}}]}] ```