Leonardo exhibit opens in Times Square

An interactive exhibit of Leonardo`s inventions is opening in NY.

New York: An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci`s 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City`s Times Square.Although best known for painting the masterpiece "Mona Lisa," da Vinci also designed a fantastical array of futuristic flying machines, robots, weapons and mechanical devices.

Highlights of the exhibit opening Friday include the "Great Kite" flying machine, a working prototype of his "Self-Propelled Cart, and physical models of his mechanical bat and lion. Visitors also can use touch screens to turn the artist`s sketches into three-dimensional models. "Leonardo da Vinci`s Workshop" runs through March at The Discovery Times Square Exposition. Bureau Report