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After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, a hole existed in the Manhattan skyline. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2006-The Tribute in Light shines its twin beams on the fifth anniversary 9/11. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2021-Spectators in Brooklyn gather along the East River to view the Tribute in Light. Photo by John Munson | Munsonvisuals.com
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2014-The lights rise near the new One World Trade Center just two months before its opening. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2014-The words "unborn child" on the memorial refer to a pregnant victim of 9/11. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2005-New Yorkers go about their daily routines and head down to the Subway as the lights shine overhead. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2017-The Empire State Building and One World Trade Center frame the Tribute when seen from the roof of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2023 - The lights are seen over the Brooklyn Bridge from the East River. Photo by John Munson | MunsonVisuals.com
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2007-The 88 individual searchlights are projected to the sky where they evoke the Twin Towers. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2006-After a few years in an empty lot on West Street, the Tribute was moved to the roof of a parking garage south of the World Trade Center. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2022-On years when it rains, the lights become a spectrum of colors. Photo by John Munson | MunsonVisuals.com
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2009-Rain doesn't stop the memorial from shining. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2009-Rain droplets reflect tiny images of the lights. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2004-Over the years the lights have attracted migrating birds. They are turned off periodically to allow the birds to fly away. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2024 - Mounted NYPD officers rest their horses near Washington Square Park. Photo by John Munson | MunsonVisuals.com
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2012-The Empty Sky memorial in Jersey City's Liberty State Park, which is dedicated to the 746 victims from New Jersey, reflects the lights from across the Hudson River. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2010-In Jersey City a steel beam from the World Trade Center forms a memorial. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2013-An FDNY boat shoots water in the air during a memorial service on Staten Island. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2002-The Tribute in Light was first installed on March 11, 2002, the six month anniversary of the attacks. Recovery work continued at Ground Zero in the background. Since then the Tribute is installed every year on 9/11. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2007-Six years after the attacks, work continues on the transportation hub. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2008-The Tribute can be seen in the distance while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2010-A memorial in Jersey City reflects the lights across the Hudson River. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2011-On the tenth anniversary, the lights tower over Trinity Church, which stood as the tallest building in America until 1869. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2002-The solemn and uplifting memorial rises behind the Brooklyn Bridge every year on September 11. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2015-One World Observatory opened in 2015 and provides another view of the annual tribute. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2015-Tribute in Light is reflected in the windows of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, six miles north of the World Trade Center. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2016-The view from my apartment shows the moon and lights on the 15th anniversary of the attacks. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2021-A crescent moon hangs over Manhattan. Photo by John Munson | MunsonVisuals.com
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2018-Commuters ride the NY Waterway Ferry past the Tribute on their way home to New Jersey. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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2019-Some riders of the Staten Island Ferry observe the Tribute in Light, some don't. Photo by John Munson | MunsonVisuals.com
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2020-Photographing the Tribute in Light, Covid edition. Photo by John Munson | MunsonVisuals.com
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2003-A full moon coincides with 9/11 in 2003. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Every year since 2002, the Tribute in Light slowly fades away at dawn of the next morning. Photo by John Munson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com