Atlas holding up the world...waiting for Hercules

@PD: Thanks. The church spires are St Patrick's on Fifth Avenue across the street. There are usually a lot of photographers taking pictures of Atlas so I went to the back to take this shot.

@jamesy: Thanks. I snuck around the back because there were too many tourists taking shots from the front (was a little crowded).

@Elena Kotrotsou: Thanks Elena. The Church spires are St Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue.

@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana Lucia.

@Marie-Hélène Ammor: Thanks Marie-Helene.

@Namaki: Thanks.

@laur: Thanks.

@JJ: Thanks JJ.

@Vinman: I think you are right. This statue must have been cast after Hercules left (i.e. pants falling down).

@Observing: Thanks. There were too many people photographing him from the front so I slipped around back.

@Kathryn: Thanks Kathryn. I tried Black and White given the highlights were pretty well blown on the sky anyway.

@Kyle: Thanks.