New York. Places of interest. Although New York is not the capital of the United States, it is thebiggest and most important city of the country. New York is situated on theAtlantic coast, in the North-East of the country, in the state of New York atthe mouth of the deep Hudson River. It is the financial and media capital ofthe world, the centre of the
American cultural life and the national leader infashion and entertainment. The Big Apple is nickname of the city. New York ,with the population of 16 mln people, is the second largest city and thebiggest sea port in the world. It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers. Itconsists of 5 large boroughs Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn andRichmond.
There are a lot of places of interest in New York. The most famous ofthem is The Statue Of Liberty, given to the USA by France in 1886. Its torchtowers about 200 feet above the harbour and can be seen at night for manymiles. It is the largest statue in the world. The Empire State Building used tobe the first, but now it is only the third tallest building in the world.
It isa 102- storeyed building with an observatory on he 86 floor. Broadway is thelongest street in the world. It is 12 miles long. It is the centre ofentertainments. The Metropolitan Museum is by now probably the richest museumin the world in painting and other objects of Art, due to what had been boughtfrom Europeans after
Wold War Two. Besides, we can see the works of Americanpainters there. The Central Park is the largest park in the world. The Fifthavenue has the best houses, hotels and fashionable shops. Times Square is knownas New York s theatre land the Metropolitan Museum of Art and many other museumare situated there.
The Rockefeller centre belongs to the Rockefeller family.It is 15 skyscrapers housing several large corporations. It is also known as Radio City . There is a theatre , too. The United Nations Headquarters wasbuilt in 1952. The building and the grounds contain sculptures and other worksof art, donated by member nations.
Among them is the gift of the Soviet Union.So I like New York very mach and I can recommend everyone to visit it.
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