As the sun rises, patterns of warm light and stark shadow reveal form and detail that span three centuries of architectural expression. This image was made in the Murray Hill section of the city. The gleaming golden cupola tops the headquarters of The New York Life Insurance Company. A National Historic Landmark, the building was completed in 1928 and was the last significant Cass Gilbert skyscraper in Manhattan. The old church in the foreground, as well as the silhouetted chimneys, dates back to the 19th century.