This glowing tribute was decades in the making.

The Empire State Building lit up in celebration of Polish Independence Day on Monday night for the first time, after years of lobbying to green-light the cultural display , The Post has learned.

Red and white LED lights were switched on at Manhattan skyscraper by Polish soccer star Robert Lewandowski at 10 p.m. Polish time, ahead of the country’s national day Tuesday.

“After many years, this long-awaited tribute, falling on the same date as Veterans Day, honors both Poland’s historic fight for freedom and the shared values our nations celebrate,” said Kosciuszko Foundation President Marek Skulimowski to The Post, crediting both Lewandowski and the Polish Consulate in New York for making the display possible.

“For Polish Americans across

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