On the left side in the direction as we are walking is the performing arts center named after President Abraham Lincoln.  This is the largest performing arts complex in the United States, consisting of approximately 30 buildings, plazas and institutions, all compactly located on a large piece of land.  All of the buildings, although designed by various architects, are built of the same material - white travertine limestone. The Metropolitan Opera, built in 1966, is the most famous and is located at the heart of the complex.  Even from the outside you will be able to see the large frescoes by Mark Chagall decorating the vestibule, the red pathway and lamps which rise to the gilded ceiling before presentations.  The auditorium can hold 4000 people.  In addition to the Metropolitan opera company, there are also performances of the American Ballet theater. To the left is located the Theater of the State of New York now called the David H. Koch Theater.  In this building are presentations of the New York Opera Company and the New York Ballet theater.  In 1964 at the time of its opening,  curtains were made for the windows of the theatre composed of 8 million tiny gold spheres, reflecting the number of residents of New York at the time.  Because of prolonged exposure to the sun the tiny spheres have now turned silver.To the right side of the Opera is the the Avery Fisher Concert Hall now re-named the David Geffen Hall.  This is the home of the oldest orchestra in New York, the New York Philharmonic.  Also here is the largest library in the world dedicated to books about performing arts.  The major Jazz site of Lincoln Center is the Franklin P. Rose Theater.  It is located in the Time Warner Center.  In Alice Tully Hall, home of the Chamber Music Society, chamber music concerts can be heard. Tours are held at Lincoln center, so you can visit all of the concert halls, without attending a performance.Photo Lincoln Center by Ralph Daily is licensed under CC BY 2.0