Originally posted by: An AP article a year after the attack
Cities around the globe paused for moments of silence, while candles were lighted and flowers laid outside U.S. embassies from Copenhagen to Moscow to Manila.
In Paris, two powerful beams of light were projected into the sky Tuesday to honor the memory of the victims - a project that was to be repeated Wednesday night.
In Pisa, Italy, a white banner placed by the Leaning Tower read: "From the tower to the towers. Sept. 11, 2002. Memory, solidarity and peace."
Beginning with choirs in New Zealand and Japan, 180 singing groups in 20 time zones began a "Rolling Requiem," singing Mozart's masterpiece. The requiem rang out at the National Theater in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and was played by the Israeli Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv.
Political leaders around the world expressed their sorrow and solidarity.
"France knows what it owes America," French President Jacques Chirac told a ceremony at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris. "The French people stand with all their hearts at the side of the American people."
Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned President Bush to express his condolences, telling him: "In Russia, they say that time cures, but we cannot forget. We must not forget."