In many ways, Beaux-Arts has become the definitive architecture of New York City. No matter where one looks in the city, one can identify the “style,” from the skyscrapers of the downtown financial district, to the museums and libraries of midtown and uptown, to the city’s own Ivy League university, the Beaux-Arts forms portray the elegance and importance of the mega-city. There are many reasons that Beaux-Arts is so prevalent in New York City. However, there is one clear characteristic of the relationship between the city and the “style,” which is the mutual nature of the relationship: New York City created the perfect environment for Beaux-Arts to flourish, and Beaux-Arts, since its beginnings, has been the perfect architecture to epitomize New York City’s grandeur and influence.