These gigantic ornaments (seen from inside and outside the lobby) are a holiday tradition at the Deutsche Bank building.

The lobby itself is pretty nice, and it has little art shows one can swoop through as an appetizer for MoMA next door. About four years ago, however, they lowered the ceiling in order to put another rentable floor above it, then replaced all the tiling so no one would ever know. But the ornaments seem a little more cramped now ...

Viewpoint: 31 West 52nd Street, 12/13/00 (l) and 12/20/01 10:27 PM (r).