** The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is the brightly lit complex that houses many of New York?s state offices. The tallest building is the 44-story Corning Tower. The Meeting Center - referred to as the ****Egg**** - is the only curvilinear building in the complex and contains two auditoriums. Henry Hudson - for whom the Hudson River is named - discovered Albany while seeking a shorter route to the far-east in 1609. The city - first settled by the Dutch in 1624 - became the capital of the state of New York in 1797. Print size is 13 1/2 x 40. **
