The Tribute in Light, an annual art installation in remembrance of the September 11 attacks, was tested on September 5, 2024, ahead of its 23rd anniversary. It consists of 88 vertical searchlights arranged in two columns of light to represent the the World Trade Center Twin Towers. They will be visible within a 60-mile radius around Lower Manhattan from dusk on September 11 to dawn on September 12, 2024.
The beams of light that make up the annual Tribute in Light are tested. Getty Images The installation stands six blocks south of the World Trade Center on top of the Battery Parking Garage in Lower Manhattan. Getty Images 88 vertical xenon searchlights arranged in two columns of light to represent the Twin Towers. Getty Images On clear nights, the lights can be seen from 60 miles away. Getty Images The 88 xenon spotlights (44 for each tower) each consume 7,000 watts. Getty Images The lights are produced by an Italian company named Space Cannon, which sends a team every year to help with the installation. Getty Images The lights are produced by the Municipal Art Society of New York. Around 30 technicians, electricians, and stagehands work for about ten days to install the lights. Alex Mead/NY Post During a testing phase of several days, observers in Brooklyn, Staten Island, New Jersey, and uptown Manhattan help make sure that the beams are adjusted accurately. Getty Images The Tribute in Light was conceived by artists John Bennett, Gustavo Bonevardi, Richard Nash Gould, Julian LaVerdiere, and Paul Myoda, and lighting consultant Paul Marantz. Getty Images Tribute in Light began as a temporary commemoration of the attacks in early 2002, but has became an annual event. Getty Images 
