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As the sun set on Thursday evening, several of Atlanta’s landmarks, including Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the SkyView Ferris wheel, Truist Park, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and Colony Square, glowed brightly in blue as part of the national #LightItBlue event. The event, which saw landmarks from the Empire State Building to L.A.’s Staples Center switch on the blue bulbs, is part of #MakeItBlue, an effort that originally started in the United Kingdom as a way for citizens and businesses to pay tribute to those fighting COVID-19 in the country’s National Healthcare System—hence the color blue. Check out photos below of Atlanta’s display.
Photograph by Erin Sintos
Photograph by Erin Sintos
Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Photograph by Erin Sintos
Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Photograph by Erin Sintos
Photograph by Erin Sintos
Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
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Tonight, we #LightItBlue to show our appreciation and gratitude for the healthcare heroes and essential workers on the front line as they work around the clock to help those affected by #COVID19. #MakeItBlue pic.twitter.com/HnKMTAmw9b
— Children's (@childrensatl) April 10, 2020
@TruistPark supports those on the front lines of the #coronavirus #pandemic #LightItBlue #StrongerTogetherATL @wsbradio #skycopter @wsbtv #captncam pic.twitter.com/irledFAnjE
— Mark McKay (@mckayWSB) April 10, 2020
