Rainbow lasers light up Edinburgh skyline

Rainbow lasers light up Edinburgh skyline

Rainbow lasers lit up the Edinburgh skyline as part of a colourful artwork.

The spectacular show was the Scottish premiere of Global Rainbow, an installation by Puerto Rico-born artist Yvette Mattern.

A rainbow lights up the sky above Edinburgh Castle
The installation lit up the sky above Edinburgh Castle as part of the Burns & Beyond festival (Jane Barlow/PA)

The artwork beams seven parallel shafts of light across the skyline, representing a “spectacular rainbow crashing through what seemed like apocalyptic clouds” the artist witnessed in 2007.

Ms Mattern said: “This year, more than ever before, Global Rainbow can bring together communities to look ahead to a brighter future, while reflecting on the year past.

“Edinburgh is a perfect stage for the installation and I was very excited to see the rainbow reach out above the city.”

A rainbow lights up the National Monument on Calton Hill
The National Monument was also illuminated (Jane Barlow/PA)

The Global Rainbow installation has already been seen in cities around the world including New York, Berlin, Sao Paulo and Toronto.

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