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New York City, The Big Apple, is the largest city in the United States
visited by millions of travellers every year. New York is so popular
because it offers architecture, culture (migrants from many
countries), history and special events that canot be found anyplace else.
New York City is situated at the mouth of the Hudson River.
Statue of Liberty: Americas most famous symbol for freedom. France gave the statue to the United States in recognition of the friendship
during the American
Revolution.
Metropolitan Opera House: Broadway / 63rd St. The new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center
for the Performing Arts opened in 1966. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of many
Buildings:
Metropolitan Opera, Avery Fisher Hall, New York State Theater...The
complex was constructed between 1959 and 1972.
Trump Tower: 737 Fifth Avenue, 56th Street.
68-story spectacular building was erected in 1983. Developer: Donald Trump.
Architect: Swanke, Hayden & Conell.
Rockefeller Center: Rockefeller Center, named after John D. Rockefeller, is
consisting of 19 buildings in midtown Manhattan.
The United Nations Headquarters: Architect: Wallace K. Harrison. The 39 story building
was finished in 1953.
Home of the international organisation. One of the most visitited
tourist attractions in New York. The complex houses the General Assembly,
the Secretariat Building, the Dag Hammerskjold Building and the conference
Building.
Salomon R. Guggenheim Museum: 1071 5th Ave at 89th St.
Opening in 1959. Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright.
Empire State Building: At Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
Held the record as the world's tallest skyscraper for 40 years.
86th Floor Observatory. (1050 feet). Open 9.30 to Midnight daily.
Glass-enclosed area and outdoor promenades. 3,6 Mio visitors per year. Some
of the best views of downtown Manhattan. |
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