Sydney’s powerful tribute to the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction massacre

Australia’s most iconic architectural landmark is lit up with a solemn black ribbon to reflect the country’s heartbreak following Saturday’s Bondi massacre.

The knife fight at Bondi Junction Westfield in Sydney’s eastern suburbs left six innocent people dead and more in hospital.

As night fell on Monday, the Sydney Opera House, the central marker of Sydney’s global city status and Australia’s best-loved piece of architecture, transformed with a black ribbon projected onto its legendary curved white sails.

Earlier in the day, the flag was flown at half-mast in honor of the victims.

The black ribbon is a symbol of remembrance or mourning and is displayed as a public symbol of consolation

On Sunday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that all Australian government buildings, including Parliament House in Canberra, would lower their flags as a sign of ‘mourning and respect’.

Detectives are still working to piece together evidence regarding the horrific stabbing at an eastern Sydney shopping center that left seven dead, including assailant Joel Cauchi.

The victims have been identified as Yixuan Cheng, Pikria Darchia, Dawn Singleton, Faraz Tahir, Jade Young and Ashlee Good.

Eight victims remain in hospital with stab wounds, including one in critical condition and two in a serious but stable condition.

The remaining five, including a nine-month-old infant, are in a stable condition.

Cauchi was shot and killed by a lone police officer, Inspector Amy Scott, who was the first on the scene.

The 40-year-old has struggled with mental health issues, including schizophrenia, since he was a teenager.

Anthony Albanese (pictured laying flowers at the mall) announced that all government buildings would lower their flags to half-mast as a sign of ‘mourning and respect’