Between 1,800 and 2,000 people attended the illumination of the Imagine Peace Tower on Viðey Island yesterday evening, according to the local newspaper Fréttablaðið, which was present at the ceremony. This is the 12th time the work is illuminated.
The Imagine Peace Tower was created by Yoko Ono in memory of her late husband John Lennon, and a symbol for their fight for peace. Yoko Ono has traveled to Iceland each year for the past 12 years to illuminate the tower on John Lennon's birthday.
More people attended yesterday's ceremony than any in recent years, Fréttablaðið reports. The beautiful weather yesterday evening and an excellent Aurora forecast played a role, according to the event organizers. Half of the attendees were foreign travelers, while half were locals.
The Aurora also showed up:
Between 1,800 and 2,000 people attended the illumination of the Imagine Peace Tower on Viðey Island yesterday evening, according to the local newspaper Fréttablaðið, which was present at the ceremony. This is the 12th time the work is illuminated.
The Imagine Peace Tower was created by Yoko Ono in memory of her late husband John Lennon, and a symbol for their fight for peace. Yoko Ono has traveled to Iceland each year for the past 12 years to illuminate the tower on John Lennon's birthday.
More people attended yesterday's ceremony than any in recent years, Fréttablaðið reports. The beautiful weather yesterday evening and an excellent Aurora forecast played a role, according to the event organizers. Half of the attendees were foreign travelers, while half were locals.
The Aurora also showed up:
