Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts stands as a massive monument to the mid-century belief in centralized urban renewal. You are looking at a sixteen-acre complex that serves as the permanent home for some of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, and the New York Philharmonic. When construction began here in the late nineteen fifties under the guidance of John D. Rockefeller the third and planning czar Robert Moses, the goal was to consolidate New York City's scattered performing arts elite into one cohesive, modern campus. It remains the largest performing arts presenter on the planet, hosting millions of visitors every year within its travertine-clad walls.