‘Tribute in Light’
Phantom Presence of the Missing Twin Towers

September 11, 2026 by Jan Herman Leave a Comment

This is the most striking 9/11 memorial tribute to be seen, especially in person.

‘The “Tribute in Light” — as seen 9/11 to 9/12 in 2026 — first appeared six months after 9/11/2001 as a public art installation and has been presented every year since, from dusk of Sept. 11 to dawn of Sept. 12. The beams of light are positioned like a phantom presence of the missing Twin Towers. They are powered by 88 xenon spotlights, consuming 7,000 watts, and are visible within a radius of 60 miles. The installation was conceived by the artists John Bennett, Gustavo Bonevardi, Richard Nash Gould, Julian LaVerdiere, and Paul Myoda, and the architectural lighting designer Paul Marantz.

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