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in the world. It’s considered to be one of the

most typical American cities with its huge skyscrapers, wide roads and impressive bridges.

the island of Manhattan to other shores.
The Brooklyn Bridge

the Hudson river on the islands in the New York

Harbour.

The Statue of Liberty, one of the most famous landmarks in the United States, stands at the entrance to New York Harbor.

the Statue of Liberty is regarded as a symbol of

the United States and an expression of freedom and opportunity.

The statue depicts liberty as a woman draped in flowing robes and carrying a lighted torch. She wears a crown of seven spikes that represent the seven seas and seven continents.

In her left arm, she has a tablet bearing the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

The Big Apple, Gotham or Manhattan and most people know

you are referring to New York City.
While some people think Manhattan is synonymous with New York City it's actually only one of five boroughs — the others being the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island — that make up New York City.

Almost 6.5 million New Yorkers live outside Manhattan. In addition to the more than 8 million people living in all five boroughs, over 30 million people enjoy a New York City vacation each year. Whether you live here or are planning a visit, this on-line travel magazine was designed to make your stay more fun and memorable

where the most interesting and well-known sights are located.


Can

you remember
some of them?

Olmsted and Calvert Vaux transformed 843 acres of land into

New York's most treasured public space.
New York City's Central Park is an ideal place to enjoy a wide variety of music, theater and dance performances.

rink; a carousel; an outdoor theater; and numerous fountains and

sculptures.

The park contains grassy meadows, wooded groves, and formal gardens; paths for running, strolling, horseback riding, and biking;

beautiful art museum in all of NYC.
With a diverse

collection embracing over two million works of art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art ranks as one of the world's great museums.

Times newspaper moved its offices in 1904 to an area

near 42nd Street, which was renamed Times Square in honour of the publication.

a building to signal the beginning of a new year.

Cele-
ration, MTV and Good Mor-
ning America, gigantic neon
signs, zipper boards

and 24 hour
crowds — it could only be Times
Square.

Times Square and Broadway are
especially impressive
at night.

Why, how do you think?

of
musicals are located.

contemporary art

art and the Manhattan location's architecture.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed

the building at 1071 Fifth Avenue and it "shattered the existing notions of what a museum could be".

The Rotunda of the Guggenheim stands out against the rectilinear architecture of surrounding buildings.

York…
St Patrick's Cathedral

Manhattan is once again the tallest building in New York.
The

Empire State Building was completed in 1931 — King Kong climbed it in 1933 — and, like the World Trade Towers, once had a plane hit it.
A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor on a Saturday in July 1945, killing the crew and 14 people in the building but not seriously damaging the structure.
Quite possibily the most popular tourist destination in New York, the Empire State Building Observatory on the 86th and 102nd floors provides incredible views of Manhattan and on a clear day up to 80 miles in any direction.

place between 1949 and 1951 and it was officially opened

on January 9, 1951.

The UN building was designed by an international group of architects led by Wallace K. Harrison, Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier.

own fire dept, security force and postal service. One of

the most popular tourist attractions is sending mail and postcards with UN stamps, which can only be mailed from the United Nations.

the UN's signature pieces of art, a gun with a

knot in the barrel. Donated by Luxembourg ten years ago, this piece was created by the Swede Fredrik Reuterswärd and is called Non-Violence'.

visit in New York. Before we finish our journey, I’d like

to advise you to go to this magnificent city if you have such an opportunity!