Prince Tributes Worldwide

Prince has received a mourning fit for a king following his untimely and mysterious death at 57. Not many artists have garnered such an outpouring of grief and tribute. We've offered 10 essential Prince moments and 17 of his iconic fashion statements, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Tonight, both the Empire State Building and the Metrodome lit up purple in Prince's honor.

Empire State Building & Superdome lit up in purple to honor #PrinceRIP pic.twitter.com/wC0N9Nl8Sk
— LAL Fired Byron Yet? (@iam_MR713) April 22, 2016

Lowry Ave. Bridge, in Minneapolis, turned its lights purple in tribute to Prince.

Lowry Ave. Bridge will be lit purple tonight as we mourn w/ the world the loss of a true artist & a beloved MN son. pic.twitter.com/y7MWelv1Hd
— Hennepin County (@Hennepin) April 21, 2016

The Twins, Timberwolves, and Lynx offered similar tributes, turning the lights purple.

#Twolves and #Lynx offices at @600Hennepin are shining purple tonight. pic.twitter.com/IrHUnh0L4l
— The Courts (@Twolves_Lynx) April 22, 2016

Fitting that it's raining in Minneapolis today. pic.twitter.com/s5KFurDhHi
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 21, 2016

The Apollo Theater, an iconic venue in Harlem, changed its marquee to mourn Prince's passing.

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The Apollo Theater changes its marquee in honor of Prince https://t.co/z5CeC6JkAQ pic.twitter.com/9KWDjg3zMB
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) April 21, 2016

Tech companies also mourned prince, posting images to their social media or introducing features meant to memorialize Prince. Google offered an animated doodle, a simple yet classy tribute to the Purple One. Purple rain over a purple Google. Not too much, but enough.

Thanks #GoogleDoodle for the #PurpleRain pic.twitter.com/9MwBt1sris
— Cindy Chapman (@CindyChapmanMom) April 22, 2016

Snapchat, in a dramatic reversal from their disastrous Bob Marley filter, offered a Purple Rain filter in tribute.

Kudos to @Snapchat for this filter! So fitting #RIPPrince #Legend pic.twitter.com/m5ux5AZ30b
— Dagmar Haiti (@DagmarHaiti) April 21, 2016

NASA posted an image of a purple nebula, which kind of looks like Prince wailing on a cosmic guitar.

A purple nebula, in honor of Prince, who passed away today. https://t.co/7buFWWExMw pic.twitter.com/ONQDwSQwVa
— NASA (@NASA) April 21, 2016

But it wasn't all sad. The happier tributes seem in some ways more like what Prince would have wanted. The weather chipped in, initially raining before breaking into a rainbow over Prince's studio. If it was raining at the same time as the rainbow, that means that there would briefly have been purple rain.

A rainbow has appeared over Prince's studio where hundreds have gathered to mourn his death - @BlakeNBC #PurpleRain pic.twitter.com/ccVdj5Lt3V
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) April 22, 2016

Spike Lee got in on the act, hosting a block party at which people danced, sang, and listened to Prince music.

Awesome video of that Spike Lee street party in Fort Greene tonight honoring Prince. Views from friends apartment. pic.twitter.com/ngRTZweWEj
— Carole V. Bell (@BellCV) April 22, 2016

First Avenue, in Minneapolis, is hosting an impromptu dance party this evening.

In front of @FirstAvenue, #Prince street party. Via @MPRnews https://t.co/7sMZiCnqYV
— Doualy Xaykaothao (@DoualyX) April 22, 2016

The Prince Street Subway station, in New York, has played host to a pair of visual tributes.

Prince Street station, NYC, tonight: pic.twitter.com/SHr5nbGI2y
— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) April 21, 2016

? Prince Street ? pic.twitter.com/xlGtrwwgua
— Signe Pierce (@sigggnasty) April 21, 2016

Much like David Bowie's passing earlier this year, Prince's has occasioned a massive outpouring of support. It's important to remember, dearly beloved, that everything's going to be all right.

And @SpikeLee kicks off #PrinceRIP dance party with "Let's Go Crazy" and the crowd goes wild pic.twitter.com/GQ5A65juYe
— Richard Madan (@RichardMadan) April 22, 2016

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