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The day the world turned purple to remember Prince

Los Angeles City Hall is decorated with purple lights in memory of Prince.
(Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
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The music industry, nation and world took time to memorialize Prince in the best way through his signature color: purple. Here’s a sample of locations choosing to recognize the Purple One after his death at 57 on Thursday.

Downtown Los Angeles changed hues as City Hall was lighted up in purple Thursday night.

Los Angeles City Hall is decorated with purple lights in memory of Prince.
(Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans captured a similarly aubergine hue when illuminated in memory of the Artist.

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
(Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, went a different way to honor Prince, choosing instead to display on its video screen the unpronounceable symbol (known as the Love Symbol) that the musician temporarily went by .

Prince's symbol is displayed at the Texas Rangers-Houston Astros game in Arlington.
(Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)

In Minneapolis, one of the many places remembering their native son (Prince was born in the city in 1958) was Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, which went purple and included a touching message to the deceased musician.

The big screen at Target Field in Minneapolis salutes Prince.
(Glen Stubbe / Associated Press)

The Hard Rock Cafe in New York City opted for song lyrics, specifically those to “Purple Rain” in its memorial to the singer.

The Hard Rock Cafe in New York.
(Jewel Samad / AFP-Getty Images)

Google swiftly implemented a Prince-themed Google Doodle, featuring its logo gone purple, streaked with purple rain.

https://twitter.com/GoogleDoodles/status/723286504362119168

Snapchat also honored Prince by introducing a Purple Rain filter that adds drops of purple rain to whatever users are snapping at the moment.

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In Los Angeles, the Forum went purple. Prince played a legendary 12 shows at the location in 2011, part of his Welcome 2 America tour.

https://twitter.com/theforum/status/723353865148465152

Back in Minneapolis, the famed I-35 Bridge over the Mississippi River was illuminated purple. 

https://twitter.com/mndotnews/status/723245868355342338

Another Minneapolis bridge, another tribute, as the Lowry Avenue bridge was illuminated for the artist Thursday night.

https://twitter.com/Hennepin/status/723248797787234304

Similarly, the Burns Bridge in Boston, connecting Worcester and Shrewsbury, memorialized the artist with violet lights.

https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/723310644309663744

Baltimore City Hall also recognized Prince’s influence by casting violet light over its facilities dome.

https://twitter.com/MayorSRB/status/723317630979981312

Even space had the good taste to feature a vivid shade of purple, as NASA shared a photo of a nebula in honor of Prince’s passing.

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/723233728747724800

And finally, breathtaking Niagara Falls somehow became even more beautiful. 

https://twitter.com/NiagaraFallsUSA/status/723357804677853184
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