Times Square's famous ball decorated for NYE 2019

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The iconic New Year's Eve Ball in New York City's Times Square completed its latest decoration for the upcoming celebrations on Thursday. This year's theme is "Gifts of Harmony."

Workers installed 192 new sparkling crystal triangles from the Waterford Crystals onto the ball which is on the roof of the One Times Square building. With small rosette cuts flowing into each other in beautiful harmony, the crystal triangles "seek the refuge of accord and compatibility amid the discourse of the world for the betterment of all," according to a press release.

Workers install a panel with new crystal triangles onto the New Year's Eve Ball during a ceremony on the roof of the One Times Square building in New York City, the U.S., on December 27, 2018. /Xinhua Photo

Covered with a total of 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles, the ball is 12 feet (3.65 meters) in diameter and weighs 11,875 pounds (5.38 tonnes). It is illuminated by 32,256 LED lights and capable of displaying a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns.

As a New Year's Eve tradition in the Big Apple since 1907, the ball starts to descend down a flagpole at 11:59 p.m. local time on December 31 and hits the bottom just as the New Year kicks off.

A worker shows a new crystal triangle during a ceremony on the roof of the One Times Square building in New York City. /Xinhua Photo

Several million revelers gather to wait for the ball drop every year, which is also in broadcast live worldwide.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency