New York Jana Kročilová
Situation Country: the USA State: New York Nicknames: The Big Apple The City That Never Sleeps The Capital of the World Population: 8 mil. people Settled: 1624
History 1626 – bought by the Dutch from Indians for 24 dollars worth of glass beads 1664 – the British conquered it and renamed it New York after the Duke of York, the future King James II
N.Y. Boroughs: 5 boroughs: Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island
Manhattan a major commercial, financial and cultural centre the city of skyscrapers numbered streets (E – W) numbered avenues (N – S) Wall Street – stock exchanges, banks Central Park – relax, free time activities Broadway – a culture centre –theatres, cinemas, concerts
The Empire State Building constructed in 1931 the tallest building to 1971 350, Fifth Avenue height: 381 m, 102 floors a popular meeting place an outdoor observation appears in many TV programmes and films (Sleepless in Seattle)
The Statue of Liberty an icon of freedom and the USA on Liberty Island a gift from the French in 1876 height – 46 m (statue), 93 m (statue + pedestal) a female figure (Libertas – Roman goddess of freedom) + a torch in the right hand + a book (the Declaration of Independence) in the left hand
The World Trade Centre (WTC), Twin Towers built in 1970 – 1971 height 413 m, 110 floors destroyed 11th September 2001 by a terrorist attack of Al-Qaeda, 2752 people died currently being rebuilt with 6 new skyscrapers + a memorial to the casualties of the attack