Glory of Commerce Sculpture Group at Night - New York City

The E. 42nd Street facade of Grand Central Terminal includes this monumental sculpture group, Glory of Commerce, designed by French sculptor Jules-Felix Coutan. At the focal point is Mercury, representing transportation and commerce. On the right is Vulcan, symbolizing industry and manufacturing, while Minerva, on the left, stands for wisdom in civic governance.

At its unveiling in 1914, this was the largest sculptural group in the world at 48 feet high. The elegant clock below includes what is still the world's largest example of Tiffany glass at thirteen feet in diameter.

The Met Life Building (originally Pan Am Building) provides a modernist backdrop for Grand Central, a Beaux-Arts jewel.