The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings that serve as residence and entertainment center to twelve major cultural institutions in New York City.
Among the institutions that occupy the Lincoln Center include the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York City Ballet New York and The Juilliard School, the famous school of music, dance, and arts dramatic.
The center of Lincoln Center is the square that faces Broadway and Columbus Avenue. The square is flanked by David H. Koch Theater, the Metropolitan Opera House and Avery Fisher Hall, three of the most important theaters of Lincoln Center, which were renovated to commemorate 50 years of its construction in 2010.
This anniversary also ushered in a bell construction and renovation that added landscaping, a new building and café, a restaurant, The Lincoln, and redirected traffic to the resort for the convenience of visitors.
The Lincoln Center is home to many festivals throughout the year. The most popular are Mostly Mozart and outdoor presentations orchestras during the summer, when the square becomes the largest dance floor in New York.
Recently, fashion shows Fashion Week moved to the resort from its previous location in Bryant Park.
To get discount tickets for shows at the Lincoln Center can visit the David Rubenstein Atrium on Broadway between 62 and 63 streets, where in addition to getting information on tickets and shows the atrium has a cafe that serves sandwiches and snacks, tables seating and access to free Wi-Fi network.