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MIT's Green Building pays tribute to the week's events

Campus's tallest building turned into tribute made of lights.
The Green Building, as taken on Friday, April 19, at 10:30 p.m.
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The Green Building, as taken on Friday, April 19, at 10:30 p.m.
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Photo: David Da He


Photo via Twitter: Rogelio Alejandro Lopez (@Tochtli_exe)

On MIT's campus, the 21-story Green Building (Building 54) — the tallest building in Cambridge, clearly visible from surrounding communities — has taken on several distinct nighttime incarnations this week. At top, the building is seen on Monday night, following the Boston Marathon bombings, when its windows were illuminated to resemble a giant American flag. Later in the week, following the shooting death of MIT Patrol Officer Sean Collier, the Green Building paid tribute with a nearly 300-foot-tall black ribbon.


Photo: David Da He

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