For more than a century, the Flatiron Building has been one of New York’s most photographed landmarks, without ever putting on a proper nighttime show. That’s about to change.

When the 307-foot Beaux-Arts beauty unveils its restored exterior later this year, it will debut something it’s never had in its 123-year history: exterior lighting. Thanks to a newly approved plan by design studio L’Observatoire International , the wedge-shaped wonder at Fifth Avenue, Broadway and 23rd Street will finally shine like its fellow skyline icons.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission has signed off on a scheme that will bathe the upper five floors in LED glow while also spotlighting the ornate limestone, brick and terra cotta detailing on the lower façade. Developer Daniel Brodsky calls it

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