4 Lennon Tributes Around The World Everyone Should See
Today would have been John Lennon’s 77th birthday. A number of tributes, memorials and monuments have been erected the world over in honor of the late Beatles. Here’s a look…
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 09: The “Imagine” tile mosaic in the Strawberry Fields section of Central Park, created to honor John Lennon, is seen on October 9, 2014 in New York City. Lennon was murdered nearby in 1980; today would have been his 74th birthday. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesToday would have been John Lennon’s 77th birthday. A number of tributes, memorials and monuments have been erected the world over in honor of the late Beatles. Here’s a look at four of our favorites that we think everyone should see.
Liverpool, England
It should be no surprise that there are a number of Lennon tributes scattered throughout Liverpool. Among them are a statue outside the original location of the famous Cavern Club, the Hard Days Night Hotel (which opened in 2008) and Liverpool John Lennon Airport (which was renamed as such in 2002.) Fun fact: The airport's slogan is "Above us only sky." (We see what they did there.)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: A statue of John Lennon stands outside the Cavern Pub in Mathew Street on January 27, 2012 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - A statue of John Lennon adorns the facade of the newly opened Hard Days Night Hotel (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - A portrait of John Lennon hangs on the wall of the Lennon Suite at the newly opened Hard Days Night Hotel. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - The exterior of the newly opened Hard Days Night Hotel. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Musician and artist Yoko Ono sits at a statue of her late husband former Beatle John Lennon March 15, 2002 after it was unveiled at the renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport in northern England. (Photo by Sion Touhig/Getty Images)
Musician and artist Yoko Ono sits at a statue of her late husband former Beatle John Lennon March 15, 2002 after it was unveiled at the renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport in northern England. (Photo by Sion Touhig/Getty Images)
Musician and artist Yoko Ono sits at a statue of her late husband former Beatle John Lennon March 15, 2002 after it was unveiled at the renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport in northern England. (Photo by Sion Touhig/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - A statue of John Lennon greets visitors at the newly opened Hard Days Night Hotel. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
New York City
Just like Liverpool, there are plenty of tributes to Lennon in NYC. Without a doubt, the most famous would have to be Strawberry Fields in Central Park. Most recently in July 2015, Amnesty International (along with Yoko Ono, Bono and The Edge) unveiled a special tapestry that's on display at Ellis Island.
Reykjavík, Iceland
Location of the Imagine Peace Tower, an outdoor art installation created by Ono and was unveiled on Lennon’s 67th birthday.
Prague, Czech Republic
The Lennon Wall has been a popular tourist attraction for a number of years now. The wall and its graffiti was a reaction to Lennon’s death in 1980, and since Western imagery was banned in a then Czechoslovakia due to Communism rule, the wall was part tribute-part peaceful protest. In November 2014, the wall was suddenly painted white, and the message “Wall Is Over” was left. Days later, people started painting more Lennon graffiti on the blank canvas and changed the message to “War Is Over.”
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
