New York

¶ … City Lore and the Municipal Art Society's foundation of the Place Matters project in 1998 had a great influence over how many people came to see New York. This project practically enabled individuals to look at the city from a whole new perspective by appreciating the numerous beautiful elements that it contains. The Hayden Planetarium was built in 1935 and enabled individuals to acknowledge the level of modernity that the U.S. had reached in the domain.

The fact that it was built in the Art Deco style of architecture further influenced individuals seeing it to be impressed with its level of innovation. In addition to its functional attributes, the building itself is impressive as a result of its appearance.

"Indeed, the building, the technology and the knowledge it contained were considered state-of-the-art in 1935." (Hayden Planetarium) Its structure also made it possible for it to be one of the quietest buildings in the world, taking into account that numerous steel sheets supporting the dome work perfectly in absorbing sounds. Charles Hayden's $150,000 contribution provided the planetarium with its name, taking into account that much of the advanced technology present in the planetarium is the result of this respective contribution.

One of the most interesting things about the Hayden Planetarium is that it is not only meant to impress people as a result of its architecture or because of the things they can see inside. The planetarium is especially important in providing educational assistance to individuals visiting it and a simple visit is likely to leave individuals with significantly more knowledge concerning astronomy. The intriguing thing about the planetarium is that it combines a theatrical atmosphere with important information and thus provides a very impressive experience.

The Planetarium has been used in a series of cases with the purpose of providing the U.S. with important information it needed. For example, it represented an important tool for teaching individuals how to navigate and pilot during the Second World War. Technology has brought much change to the Planetarium, as it has now reached a particularly technologically advanced level.

"In 2000, Schliemann and Polshek were able to realize the 87-foot-diameter spherical Planetarium, which appears to float in a 95-foot high glass box, and the encircling ramp that is constantly changing in height and radius, because CAD gave them a major advantage over Boullee and Schinkel. Frederick Phineas Rose, the Rose Center's patron, received an engineering degree from Yale in 1944, so he had a special appreciation for their accomplishment." (Hayden Planetarium) Many argue with regard to how the Planetarium is the.