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Bootstrap - Lightbox 
This is a plugin for Twitter Bootstrap that adds a lightbox that is based off the modal dialog
Quick start
You have several options. You can clone the repository git clone git://github.com/jbutz/bootstrap-lightbox.git, grab an archive, or use cdnjs.
Once you have the files include the CSS and JavaScript files in your page and then give the example code below a shot.
Example
<a data-toggle="lightbox" href="#demoLightbox">Open Lightbox</a>
<div id="demoLightbox" class="lightbox fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
<div class='lightbox-dialog'>
<div class='lightbox-content'>
<img src="image.png">
<div class='lightbox-caption'>
Your caption here
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Usage
Via data attributes
All you need to do is add data-toggle="lightbox" and href="#lightbox" or data-target="#lightbox" to a link, and set the href so it references the lightbox you want to display.
<a data-toggle="lightbox" href="#demoLightbox">Open Lightbox</a>
Via JavaScript
Open the lightbox with the id myLightbox.
$('#myLightbox').lightbox(options)