Officials said that the rebuilding work will however not affect the acoustical irregularity.
The gallery is commonly referred to as Grand Central Station and is one of the New York's most visited tourist destinations.
The grand gallery was built by Spanish immigrant Rafael Guastavino, who arrived in New York in 1881. The unique characteristic of this place is that sound is carried across the arc of the ceiling, enabling visitors to whisper to each other from diagonal corners.
Guastavino used layers of thin, glazed tiles in a distinctive herringbone pattern on the ceilings. But inspections have shown that the tiles have become loose now, which need to be replaced to match existing tiles.
"After a century in place, the mortar has weakened and some tiles are loose," George Monasterio, the chief architect for Metro-North, which operates and maintains the station, told Reuters.
The renovation of the building is expected to be completed by November, way ahead of the busy Christmas season and the 100th anniversary of the station, due next year.
One of the busiest stations in the US, Grand Central has 44 platforms and 67 tracks and it is the world's largest train station in terms of platform capacity
About a million people visit this station every singIe day, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The place also boasts of Beaux-Arts architecture and magnificent main concourse with its oversized map of the constellations. These make it one of the country's most beautiful public buildings.
Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," "The Cotton Club" and "The Fisher King," are some famous movies that have successfully captured the beauty of this place.
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