Eiffel Tower Lights Up in Rainbow Colours in Memory of Orlando Victims

Paris: The Eiffel Tower was on Monday lit up in rainbow colours in tribute to the victims of the massacre in a gay nightclub in Orlando in Florida.

“Paris stands with Orlando,” Mayor Anne Hidalgo has tweeted on Monday morning. “Tonight @LaTourEiffel will wear the rainbow flag as a tribute to the victims."

At least 50 people were killed and 53 others were wounded at the Pulse nightclub on Sunday before the gunman, who had pledged loyalty to Islamic State, was shot dead by police.

"We stand together with our American friends #Orlando #LoveIsLove," the French government said on its official Twitter account, featuring a new profile picture with the U.S. and rainbow flags.

Not just the Eiffel Tower, crowds flocked to vigils around the world on Monday in shock at the shooting of dozens of Florida club-goers in the deadliest ever attack on the gay rights movement.