People around Boston and beyond observed a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. on April 22, the one-week anniversary of the Boston Marathon, to honor the three people killed and over 180 injured in the bombing attacks.

Pictured: Firefighters from Engine 7 Tower Ladder 17, who were first responders at the Marathon bombings, observed the moment of silence.

A thousand people gathered at Boylston and Berkeley streets in Boston’s Back Bay, the site of a makeshift memorial for victims who were killed at the finish line in the explosion exactly a week ago.

At the end, Governor Deval Patrick looked up, thanked the crowd and said, “God bless the people of Massachusetts. Boston strong.”

Pictured: Patrick (second from right) and other lawmakers stood on the State House steps.

Traffic passed by as usual while Hopkinton Town Hall employees observed a moment of silence. Employees gathered for a moment of silence just down the street from where the Boston Marathon begins.

Nathalia Deleon (left) and other fourth graders at the Blackstone Elementary School in Boston stood in remembrance.

An aerial view of the moment of silence from the makeshift Marathon memorial on Boylston and Hereford streets.

People embraced during the five minutes of quiet.

Elected officials, staff, and others stood on the steps of the State House, where the sun gleamed off the golden dome.

People paused near the State House in Boston.

Audrey Gasteier (left), of Cambridge, and Aminata Ndiaye (center), of Boston, joined others at City Hall Plaza in Boston.

State employees bowed their heads on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.

Onlookers watched the moment of silence on Boylston Street.

From left: Jeffrey Gonyeau, Mayor Menino, and Senator Elizabeth Warren observed the moment of silence in Peabody Square in Dorchester.

The blue city flag of Boston flew on the silent Boylston Street.

A woman wiped a tear at the memorial for the victims near the race finish line.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s emergency department staff stood silently near a trauma room.