<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 14 m (45 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> New York, New York, United States </Td> </Tr> <P> Atlas is a bronze statue in front of Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City, across Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral . The sculpture depicts the Ancient Greek Titan Atlas holding the heavens . It was created by sculptor Lee Lawrie with the help of Rene Paul Chambellan, and it was installed in 1937 . </P> <P> The sculpture is in the Art Deco style, as is the entire Rockefeller Center . Atlas in the sculpture is 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, while the entire statue is 45 feet (14 m) tall, as high as a four - story building . It weighs 7 short tons (6,400 kg), and is the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center . The North - South axis of the armillary sphere on his shoulders points towards the North Star as seen from New York City . </P>

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