Double rainbow over WTC on eve of 9/11 anniversary amazes social media (PHOTOS)
An amazing double rainbow has appeared at the place where the World Trade Center used to stand, one day before the anniversary of 9/11, the tragedy that took thousands of lives 14 years ago.
The rainbow appeared over the city at about 8am between rain showers.
Amazing NYC Rainbow today. Originating from #worldtradecenter the day before #911 pic.twitter.com/TophkKhqbr
— Ben Sturner (@leverageagency) September 10, 2015“I don’t know if it was just a coincidence or what, but it’s the day before Sept. 11, and it just appeared there at the Freedom Tower,” Ben Sturner, 39, a Queens resident, told The Oregonian.
Kiss your loved ones this morning #NeverForget 9/11 pic.twitter.com/fFFfLU1UMY
— Paul Stastny (@PaulyWalnuts26) September 11, 2015The rainbow sparked a massive response on social media. Many took to Twitter to post their photos of the rainbow, using the hashtags #neverforget and #remember911.
#wtc#nyc#rainbowhttp://t.co/YKTrSTQoOJpic.twitter.com/qUmbV6meGf
— Zeb Dropkin ☯ (@zeb) September 10, 2015Twitter user Carol Varsalona, inspired by a photo taken by Sturner, even wrote a poem to accompany it.
@leverageagency Ben, your photo is amazing. I penned a micro #poem 2 accompany it. TY. #weremember#september11pic.twitter.com/H2yGfJ5Ecy
— Carol Varsalona (@cvarsalona) September 11, 2015The September 11, 2001, attacks claimed the lives of 2,977 lives after passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Double #rainbow graces the skies over #NYC this morning. #doublerainbowpic.twitter.com/k5GZrE3Aj6
— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) September 10, 2015
