John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and the couple's son Sean have switched on the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland to celebrate what would have been the musician's 71st birthday.
They both attended the annual event yesterday on Videy Island, which is located close to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.
The tower is a memorial to the former Beatle and was was created to honour his campaign to promote world peace.
Lighting up the night: The Imagine Peace Tower was switched on yesterday for another month to celebrate what would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday
The tower consists of a tall 'tower of light' that is projected from a white stone base that has spells out the words 'Imagine Peace' carved into it in 24 different languages.
Fans flocked to the special ceremony held at the tower every year.
The Tower consists of 15 searchlights containing prisms that act as mirrors, reflecting the column of light vertically into the sky from a 10-metre wide wishing well.
The Imagine Tower was unveiled by Yoko Ono, right in 2007 to celebrate the life of her former husband, John Lennon
Yoko Ono attended the ceremony alongside her son Sean
The tower is lit every year from October 9 until December 8, the anniversary of John's death.
In a statement this year, Yoko said: 'I hope the Imagine Peace Tower will give light to the strong wishes of world peace from all corners of the planet and give encouragement, inspiration and a sense of solidarity in a world now filled with fear and confusion.
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