New York City Attractions

The work of a student in grade 9Prokopyeva Ivan

CENTRAL PARKCentral Park in New York is one of the largest and most famous parks in the world. The park is located on the island of Manhattan between 59th and 110th Street and Fifth and Eighth Avenue, and thus has a rectangular shape. The length of the park - 4 km, width - 800 meters, total area - 3.4 km ² park is visited approximately 25 million people a year, it is the most visited park in the U.S., and its showing in many movies and television shows made the park one of the most famous in the world. Despite the fact that the park looks very natural, almost all landscapes created manually. The park has several artificial lakes, a large number of avenues, two ice rink, the corners of pristine wilderness and lawn used for various sports, as well as children's playgrounds and a zoo. The park migratory birds fly, and so it is very popular with birdwatchers. 10-kilometer road that surrounds the park is often used runners, cyclists and lovers of roller skates, especially on weekends and after 7:00 pm, when automobile traffic is prohibited. Central Park is often called the green lungs of Manhattan.

Empire State BuildingThe Empire State Building, the 102-story skyscraper located in New York City on the island of Manhattan. Office building. From 1931 to 1972, before the opening of the North Tower of the World Torv center, was one of the tallest buildings in the world. In 2001, with the collapse of the World Trade Center, the skyscraper again became the tallest building in New York. Architecture of the building belongs to an Art - Deco.In 1986, the Empire State Building is included in the list of national monuments USA. In 2007, the building has become the number one in the list of the best American architectural Release Amerianskogo Institute of Architects. Tower is located on Fifth Avenue between Western 33rd and 34th streets.The Empire State Building is currently the second tallest skyscraper in the United States, second only to Willis - Tower in Chicago and the 15th tallest in the world. Hall length of 30 meters and a height of 3 floors, marble and decorated by 8 panels depicting seven wonders of the world and the eighth - is itself the Empire State Building. In the hall, "Guinness record" a unique collection of unusual records. Take the lift for a minute, you can get to the observation deck on the 86th and 102nd floor.

CHRYSLER BUILDINGChrysler Building, built in 1930, one of the symbols of New York. The building height of 319 m is located in the East Side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.It was built at a rate of 4 floors per week.Chrysler skyscraper was opened to the public May 27, 1930. He is an example of Art Deco architecture. Peculiar ornamentation tower repeating motif design caps on rims Chrysler cars of the time. Possible - this is the best example of Art Deco architecture in New York, the most beautiful period in the development of the city. In 2007, the Commission for Architecture in New York City skyscraper Chrysler has identified as "the most beautiful skyscrapers of Manhattan." It entered the top ten beautiful skyline of New York, taking first place.

STATUE OF LIBERTYStatue of Liberty - one of the most famous sculptures in the USA and in the world, often referred to as a "symbol of New York City and the United States", "symbol of freedom and democracy," "Lady Liberty." It is a gift to the centenary of French citizens of the American Revolution. The Statue of Liberty is located on the island Svobdy about 3 km to the southwest of the southern tip of Manhattan, in New Jersey. Until 1956, the island was called "Bedloe Island," although it is popularly called the "island of freedom" from the beginning of XX century. Goddess of Liberty holding a torch in her right hand, and the tablet in her left. Visitors walk 356 steps to the crown of the statue of liberty or the 192 steps to the top of the pedestal. In the corona are 25 windows, which symbolize earthly and heavenly gems rays illuminating the world. Seven rays on the crown of the statue symbolize the seven seas and seven continents.

Guggenheim MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum - a museum of art in the United States, one of the leading collections of contemporary art in the world. Dates back to the establishment in 1937 of the Guggenheim Foundation. The founder of the museum - philanthropist Solomon Robert Guggenheim. Externally museum looks like an inverted pyramid tower. Guggenheim Museum holds grand exhibition designed to show the art of entire civilizations unique in its scale and artistic value of the exhibition Russia. The exhibition offered to the audience masterpieces of Russian art from the 13th century to the present, as well as world-class collections, collected by Russian czars and industrialists, the works of outstanding artists. At present the Guggenheim visits about three million viewers a year.