The north side of the Empire State Building in New York City will be illuminated with the colors of Latvia’s flag the night of Aug. 7, according to the structure’s official website.
The tribute is part of the building management’s celebration of the 2012 London Olympics. Sharing the spotlights will be Colombia on the west side, Uzbekistan on the south and Ethiopia on the east.
The other two Baltic nations will be highlighted Aug. 10, with Lithuania’s flag colors viewable on the north side and Estonia’s on the south.
The building, which opened in 1931, is owned by investor Peter L. Malkin.
The Empire State Building is in New York City. (Photo copyright 2007 by David Sim, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license)
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