New York Landmarks

The cables of the Brooklyn Bridge are seen from the bike and foot path, August 28, 2007. One of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan was built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1890. It is one of the most famous venues in the United States for classical music and popular music, renowned for its beauty, history and acoustics.

Ellis Island

The Great Hall on Ellis Island is seen Sept. 2, 2007. From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. The main building was restored after 30 years of abandonment and opened as a museum on September 10, 1990.

Bryant Park Hotel

Black brick trimmed with golden colored stone, in the design of this building, is an early instance of vivid coloration on the surface of a skyscraper. Completed in 1924 for American Radiator Company, across from Bryant Park.

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty National Monument located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor is seen, Sept. 2, 2007. The Statue of Liberty officially celebrated her 100th birthday on October 28, 1986. The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution.

New York Stock Exchange

A statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall opposite the New York Stock Exchange is seen with the building's flag-draped facade, Monday, June 18, 2007, in New York.

Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum, shown on Jan. 8, 2007, is the second largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. Opened in 1897, the Brooklyn Museum building is a steel frame structure, built to the standards of classical masonry and designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White.

Seagram Building

The Seagram Building, center, at 375 Park Avenue, is seen on Tuesday Jan. 12, 2007. It is the only Van der Rohe designed building in the city and is often seen as the best example of skyscrapers in the international style.

Grand Central Terminal

Commuters make their way through Grand Central Terminal in New York on Wednesday, March 2, 2005. Constructed of glass and steel, the 100-foot wide by 650-foot long structure rivaled the Eiffel Tower and Crystal Palace for primacy as the most dramatic engineering achievement of the 19th century.

Chrysler Building

The Chrysler Building, shown Friday, May 27, 2005, was the tallest building in the world from 1930 to 1931, when it was surpassed by the Empire State Building. It is still the tallest brick building in the world.

Hearst Tower

The Hearst Tower, left, on 8th Avenue is shown on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2007. Built atop the original six-story home of the Hearst media empire by Sir Norman Foster, it's a unique steel framework structure based on diagonal grids that is completely visible inside and outside through glass panels.

Cond

The Conde Nast building is shown on Dec. 19, 2006,almost seven years after it was finished as part of a larger project to redevelop 42nd Street. Stretching 48 stories to 809 feet, it is the 11th tallest building in New York City and the 40th tallest in the United States.

Morgan Library

Renzo Piano's expansion of the Morgan Library is seen April 25, 2006. The glass walls of the pavilion allow visitors to see into the original rooms of the library, creating a unifying link between the old and new.

American Museum of Natural History

Planets dangle in the Scales of the Universe in the Rose Center for Earth and Space at New York's American Museum of Natural History. Since this photo was taKen in February 2000, the planetarium has been one of the two main attractions within the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Hayden Planetarium

The Hayden Planetarium is seen at night in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008.

Manhattan Skyline

Fireworks explode over the Manhattan skyline in this photograph taken from the 70th floor, Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center in New York on July 4, 2005. More than 36,000 shells burst at the 30-minute-long 29th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show. The renovated observation deck opened to the public in the Fall of 2005. Building at right is the Empire State Building.

Woolworth Building

The Woolworth Building was the most recognizable skyscraper in the world until the Chrysler Building was built in 1930. Dubbed the "Cathedral of Commerce" upon its completion, the building cost $13.5 million, all of which came out of the pcoket of retail magnate Frank W. Woolworth.

Rockefeller Center

Christmas tree, left, at Rockefeller Center plaza with General Electric building and Radio City Music Hall and McGraw-Hill Building, right. Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets.

Empire State Building

A plane passes Empire State Building at sunset on Aug. 30, 2002. The 102-story Art Deco skyscraper stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972.

Flatiron Building

The Fuller Building or as it is better known, the Flatiron Building, as seen from the Empire State Building in New York on Sunday, August 13, 2000. It was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902.