Atlas statue holding the world.

The bronze Atlas statue stands powerfully outside Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Holding the heavens on his shoulders, this iconic Art Deco sculpture faces St. Patrick’s Cathedral across Fifth Avenue and remains one of the most photographed landmarks in NYC. Atlas is a bronze statue in Rockefeller Center, within the International Building's courtyard, in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is across Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral. The sculpture depicts the ancient Greek Titan Atlas holding the heavens on his shoulders.