- Pictures of 160 animals shown in images more than 350 feet tall and 180 feet wide on the landmark's south side
- Forty projectors on a rooftop used to broadcast the picture on more than 33 floors for three hours Saturday night
- Show was part of promotion for upcoming Discovery Channel documentary about animals facing extinction
The
Empire State Building broadcast images of endangered animals to New
Yorkers on Saturday in a video projection said to be the
first-of-its-kind. It
is not known exactly how many people saw the display, though large
crowds of spectators stopped in Manhattan intersections gazing at the
pictures of the building's south side and taking photos with their smart
phones.
At
one point an image of Cecil the Lion, whose death at the hands of an
American hunter last month caused international outrage, was broadcast
in a picture more than 350 feet tall and 180 feet wide.
In
total 160 species of endangered animals including birds, tigers,
leopards and bears were shown at the event, which was meant to spark
conversations about mass extinction, according to NBC New York.
The
images were put up over 33 floors of the building for three hours using
40 projectors stacked together at a rooftop two blocks away.
The
landmark is decorated with lights of different colors for various
holidays, though organizers said Saturday night marked the first time
that such as video projection had been done.
The
show was organized as part of a promotion for a new Discovery Channel
documentary, Racing Extinction, which is set to air in December.
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Cecil the Lion,
whose death in early July caused international outrage this week, was
the most famous animal broadcast on the south side of the Empire State
Building Saturday night in an event to raise awareness of endangered
animals
It is not
known how many people saw the display, which was clearly visible from
many streets and intersections in Midtown Manhattan
In total
160 images of endangered animals were broadcast on the landmark building
for three hours as many New Yorkers watched from rooftops
The show
was organized as part of a promotion for a new Discovery Channel
documentary, Racing Extinction, which is set to air in December.
The event
was designed to draw attention to the plights of different varieties of
endangered animals, including primates and marine creatures
The Empire State Building celebrates
many holidays and special events by changing the colors of its lights,
but organizers of Saturday's event said that the video projection was
first-of-its-kind
The pictures were
created with a set of 40 projectors on a rooftop two blocks south of
the building. Above, groups of pedestrians watch the display
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