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Couple arrested after daring Empire State marriage proposal stunt
Key takeaways
- Russian daredevils Vanya Beerkus and Angela Nikolau are seen as ambassadors for ‘rooftopping’, an unregulated climbing sport.
- Video shot by a United States news helicopter on Wednesday showed two people, dressed in black, appearing to kiss on top of the iconic skyscraper’s main antenna.
- They unfurled a banner inscribed with the words, “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace,” from their perch, roughly 443 metres (1,454 feet) above the ground.
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Russian daredevils Vanya Beerkus and Angela Nikolau are seen as ambassadors for ‘rooftopping’, an unregulated climbing sport.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Vanya Beerkus and Angela Nikolau display a banner on top of the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York City, on July 1 [Reuters]By Reuters Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026A protest stunt and apparent marriage proposal on top of the Empire State Building has led to the arrest of two people in New York City.
Video shot by a United States news helicopter on Wednesday showed two people, dressed in black, appearing to kiss on top of the iconic skyscraper’s main antenna.
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