Lincoln Center

This article is about the performing arts venue in New York City. For other uses, see Lincoln Center (disambiguation).

Lincoln Center
The David H. Koch Theater (left), The Metropolitan Opera House (center), and David Geffen Hall (right) and the Revson Fountain in front
Lincoln Center is located in Manhattan
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center
Location within Manhattan
Lincoln Center is located in New York City
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center (New York City)
Lincoln Center is located in New York
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center (New York)
Location10 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
Coordinates40°46′19″N 73°59′05″W / 40.7720°N 73.9847°W / 40.7720; -73.9847
Public transitNew York City Subway:"1" train at 66th Street–Lincoln Center
Bus transport NYCT Bus: M5, M7, M11, M66, M104
TypePerforming-arts center
Construction
Built1955–1969
Opened1962 (when the center's first venue, Philharmonic Hall, opened)
Website
lincolncenter.org

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a 16.3-acre (6.6-hectare) complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[1] It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually.[1] It houses internationally renowned performing arts organizations including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Juilliard School.

  1. ^ a b "Lincoln Center". www.lincolncenter.org. Retrieved September 27, 2019.