Hundreds of couples recreate iconic post-WWII Times Square kiss photo

MANILA, Philippines — To cap off the celebration of the anniversary of the the end of World War II, hundreds of couples trooped to Times Square to reenact the famous photograph of a kiss between a sailor and a woman.

The photo, known as "V-J Day in Times Square" for Victory over Japan, was taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt on 1945. It was said to be taken after news broke of the Japanese surrender in World War II.

Also joining the couples was a 25-foot sculpture of a sailor kissing a white-uniformed nurse depicting Alfred Eisenstaedt's photograph.

Check out the photos of the event below:

 

The #TimesSquare Kiss-in this morning to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II. #KissTSq @timessquarenyc #streetdreamsmag #street_flair #NYDNgram #udog_peopleandplaces #newyorkers #InstagramNYC #inspirationcultmag #splendid_urban #f#ThroughANewLens #CBViews #nikon #abc7ny

A photo posted by Javan Ng (@javan) on

Aug 14, 2015 at 10:38am PDT

 

Stopping in for the 70th Anniversary reenactment of the iconic #TimesSquare kiss! #KissTSq #EmbracingPeace @sewardjohnson

A photo posted by distrikthotel (@distrikthotel) on

Aug 14, 2015 at 9:07am PDT

 

Love is in the air #kisstsq #timessquare #nyc #ilovesummer #ilovetolove

A photo posted by Lucilene Barbosa (@lucilenephotography) on

Aug 15, 2015 at 6:36pm PDT

 

#kisstsq #timessquare #timessquarenyc

A photo posted by Monica Tagliavini (@shandyn7) on

Aug 15, 2015 at 5:02am PDT

 

#Happy #Kiss day in #TimesSquare #KissTSq to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II @timessquarenyc with my hubby @ridlerh2 Te AMO mi Amor!!! 4/20/2012 #kissday #NYC

A photo posted by ?iSsGáRnIcA•BrokLyN• NYC (@miss_garnica) on

Aug 15, 2015 at 10:15am PDT

 

#KissTSq #3 Congratulations to Ray and Ellie on their 70th wedding anniversary! #TimesSquare #WWII #1945 #70thAnniversary // #Saturday #August15th #2015 #Summer2015 (Photo by @timessquarenyc) // #Manhattan #NY #NYC #NewYorkCity #NewYork #iLoveNewYork #iLoveNY #iLoveNYC #iLoveNewYorkCity #NewYorkLoveNY #Follow #FollowMe

A photo posted by New York Love NY (@newyorkloveny) on

Aug 15, 2015 at 2:13am PDT

 

Multiple smooches at the Kiss-In in Times Square to commemorate the end of World War II. #kisstsq #kissin #kissing #smooches #embracingpeace #unconditionalsurrender #art #statue #sculpture #tsqarts #timessqkissin #tsqarts #timessquarekissin #timessquare #timessquarealliance #nyc #newyorkcity

A photo posted by Josef Pinlac (@istillheartnewyork) on

Aug 15, 2015 at 1:35am PDT

 

If you've missed the Times Square Kiss-In event this morning to celebrate the anniversary of the end of World War II, here's another photo of couples enacting the famous kiss this morning. #KissTSq #thisisnewyorkcity #ThroughANewLens #Welovethiscity #udog_peopleandplaces #streetdreamsmag #street_flair #NYDNgram #abc7ny #justgoshoot #InstagramNYC #inspirationcultmag #splendid_urban

A photo posted by Javan Ng (@javan) on

Aug 14, 2015 at 4:02pm PDT

 

Kiss-In at Times Square / Dia de beijo na Times Square! #TimesSquare #KissTSq #redetv #redetvnews #leituradinamica #journalism #internationalcorrespondent

A photo posted by Marcelo Medeiros (@medeirostv) on

Aug 14, 2015 at 3:01pm PDT