A giant message for Ukraine will be on display in downtown Miami. It’s 700 feet tall.
The 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter skyscraper adds a new look to South Florida’s message of support for Ukraine as Russia’s aggression against Ukraine escalates.
Starting Saturday evening, the Paramount Miami at 851 NE First Ave. will flash what its organizers are billing as the world’s tallest digital Ukranian flag and a “most-enormous” electronic message of freedom.
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At 700-feet in height, and with 16,000 LED lights embedded in 10,000 panes of high-impact glass, the visuals — more than two football fields high — should be visible for quite a distance from the heart of downtown Miami not far from the FTX Arena.
Skies are expected to be clear this weekend and into the week so the display should be clear.
What you should see
- A 300-foot-wide by 100-foot-tall wafting image of Ukraine’s bold blue and golden yellow horizontal striped flag.
- Paramount Miami Worldcenter’s 233-yards-tall center column flashing scrolling images of flags representing 132 countries from six continents.
- The flags morph into the Ukrainian word, свобода (pronounced Svoboda), which translates to “freedom” in English.
“This is a mammoth moving LED mosaic of national colors from around the world — signaling global solidarity with the embattled people of Ukraine in their war against Russian invaders,” said Paramount Miami Worldcenter developer Daniel Kodsi in a statement.
When the display will be visible
- The tower illuminates daily at 5:30 a.m. through 7:00 a.m. and reignites at 6 p.m. through midnight.
- The tower lightings occur at the top and bottom of every hour for a duration of five minutes.
- Paramount Miami Worldcenter Freedom for Ukraine’s light show continues through March 15.
Previous Miami displays
Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower, downtow’s courthouse, PortMiami and the Paramount Miami Worldcenter carried the colors of Ukraine’s flag on Feb. 28 and continued their displays.
Last week, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a statement that the light displays were a message of solidarity with those who were suffering due to Russia’s unprovoked attacks.
“Our county is a community of families who fled in search of a better life, peace, and democracy — and we are ready to stand with the Ukrainian people. We encourage everyone to join this global effort and call for peace,” she said.
This story was originally published March 5, 2022 at 1:04 PM.
