At the stroke of midnight, one of the largest, most technologically advanced fireworks displays burst over Sydney Harbour.
For 12 mesmerising minutes, the City Of Sydney put on a dazzling New Year’s Eve display.
There were 120,000 fireworks set off from barges around the Harbour, 20,000 fireworks launched from the Sydney Harbour Bridge & 800 pyrotechnic effects exploded above the Sydney Opera House.
The city skyline was painted with colours of lemon, peach, sky blue, violet & lime along with pops of orange & magenta as revellers watched in awe as never-before-seen fireworks effects rang in the New Year.
As the clock struck midnight, the word ‘SYDNEY’ exploded into the sky on the famed ‘coathanger’ arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Accompanied by a soundtrack celebrating some of the best music of 2016, a record number of fireworks danced through the sky in time with popular songs including tributes to fallen stars David Bowie & Gene Wilder.
Bowie was honoured with his song Space Oddity, which saw the Harbour transformed into a galaxy of fireworks featuring stars, quarter-moons, Saturn-shaped shells & a sparkling Sydney Harbour Bridge.
A touching tribute to Gene Wilder saw the night sky light up with the colours of the rainbow & the sounds of Pure Imagination, ensuring the Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory star’s memory shone bright over Sydney.
Around the world, millions of people watched the fireworks as they happened with the 1st Facebook live stream of the Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks across Europe, America & Asia.
Media Release: City Of Sydney
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