One World Trade Center's Spire Glows In Colors Of The Spanish Flag

Carla Herreria
Updated

The spire at the top of One World Trade Center in New York City glowed red and yellow on Thursday night in a show of solidarity with Spain, a country reeling from deadly terrorist attacks that killed 13 people and injured more than 100.

The spire atop One World Trade Center in New York City is lighted in the colors of the Spanish flag to honor the victims of the Barcelona terrorist attack Thursday. (Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)
The spire atop One World Trade Center in New York City is lighted in the colors of the Spanish flag to honor the victims of the Barcelona terrorist attack Thursday. (Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)

The colors, which represent those of the Spanish flag, stood high above the city skyline, honoring the victims in Spain in a space dedicated to the memory of 9/11, when terrorism struck home in the U.S.

(Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)
(Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)

Violence erupted in Barcelona on Thursday when a driver deliberately rammed a van into a large group of pedestrians at a popular tourist spot, killing more than a dozen in its path. Hours later, five suspected terrorists in an Audi A3 drove onto a sidewalk near a resort in the coastal town of Cambrils, about 75 miles away, injuring six people and one police officer.

“On behalf of all New Yorkers, my heart goes out to the victims of the apparent terrorist attack in Barcelona and their loved ones,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted after the first attack was carried out Thursday.

“Tonight, we lit the spire of @OneWTC red and yellow in solidarity with the people of Spain,” he added later.

See photos of New York City’s touching tribute to Spain below.

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(Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)
(Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)
(Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)
(Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH via Getty Images)

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Injured people react after a van crashed into pedestrians in a crowded tourist area in Barcelona Thursday.
Injured people react after a van crashed into pedestrians in a crowded tourist area in Barcelona Thursday.
Police officers attend to injured people. 
Police officers attend to injured people. 
A woman cries as she talks on the phone.
A woman cries as she talks on the phone.
 Medics and police tend to injured people. 
 Medics and police tend to injured people. 
Police officers and emergency service workers move an injured person into an ambulance.
Police officers and emergency service workers move an injured person into an ambulance.
People help injured victims. 
People help injured victims. 
People react as they leave a cordoned-off area.
People react as they leave a cordoned-off area.
People put their hands up as police check their identities near the scene of the attack.
People put their hands up as police check their identities near the scene of the attack.
People look toward the scene of the terrorist attack. 
People look toward the scene of the terrorist attack. 
Armed policemen stand in a cordoned-off area.
Armed policemen stand in a cordoned-off area.
People move away from the area. 
People move away from the area. 
Policemen stand next to vehicles.
Policemen stand next to vehicles.
Police said at least 90 people were injured in the attack, and confirmed multiple fatalities.
Police said at least 90 people were injured in the attack, and confirmed multiple fatalities.
Authorities shut down metro stations in the area.
Authorities shut down metro stations in the area.
A woman cries near the scene. 
A woman cries near the scene. 
 A damaged van, believed to be the one used in the attack, is surrounded by police officers. 
 A damaged van, believed to be the one used in the attack, is surrounded by police officers. 
Spanish policemen accompany people leaving the cordoned off area. 
Spanish policemen accompany people leaving the cordoned off area. 
The van that drove into the crowd killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. 
The van that drove into the crowd killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. 
The van is towed away.
The van is towed away.
Policemen check the area after towing away the van. 
Policemen check the area after towing away the van. 

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