One day before the United States commemorated the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, New Yorkers were treated to a beautiful break from the rain on Thursday.
A double rainbow stretched across the sky, and to some observers, one end seemed to touch down right at the Freedom Tower that now stands at the site where the Twin Towers once rose.
Ben Sturner, the CEO of a sports marketting agency, spotted the rainbow emerging from in lower Manhattan from his apartment in Queens.
"I see this rainbow, and it's coming from the World Trade Center and it's the most gorgeous rainbow I've ever seen," Sturner told NBC 4 New York. "It gives me chills."
Amazing NYC Rainbow today. Originating from #worldtradecenter the day before #911 pic.twitter.com/TophkKhqbr— Ben Sturner (@leverageagency) September 10, 2015
#magicalrainbow few more photos I took of the Rainbow originating from World Trade Center the day before 9-11 pic.twitter.com/REtmljuYBz— Ben Sturner (@leverageagency) September 10, 2015
Dozens of others shared their views, too.
Beautiful double #rainbow graced #wtc #nyc A photo posted by Tim Rice (@flowkradd) on Sep 10, 2015 at 5:40am PDT
This morning's rainbow over Manhattan. #nyc A photo posted by Ana Schechter (@anaphotonyc) on Sep 10, 2015 at 8:35pm PDT
Double #Rainbow over the #FreedomTower!! #MURICA #SkyPorn A photo posted by @monicas_wonderland on Sep 10, 2015 at 6:37am PDT
Towering Rainbows: our view from Brooklyn 24 hrs. ago, Sep. 10, 2015. #9/11 @WTCmemorial @TributeWTC @Sept11Memorial pic.twitter.com/akW60CYv9d— Phil Hirschkorn (@PHirschkorn) September 11, 2015
Almost 3,000 people were killed in the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the planes that crashed in the coordinated attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.