1. New York City and Washington, D.C. Pavla Palicová

3. New York City Most populous city in the US Population: 8 mil. Area: 1,214 km 2 Located on the Atlantic coast in the northeast of US Main parts: Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx Many different cultures

4. History of NY First name of NY was New Amsterdam Since 1664 it was a colony of UK 1785-1790 – the capital city of US In 20 th century NY was the centre of trade and industry

5. Statue of Liberty Liberty Enlightening the World A symbol of US A present from France The statue is 46m high UNESCO

6. Empire State Building Highest building in NY (382m) and second highest in US National Historic Landmark

7. Central Park Situated in Manhattan Most visited park in US Area: 3,41 km 2

8. Transport A lot of people do not have a car Public trasport: 3 airports, rail transport, underground, taxi, bus, ferry… NY has a net of freeways George Washington Bridge - one of the busiest bridges in the world

9. Times Square One of the most famous places in US Main transport hub of NY „A place that never sleeps“

10. WASHINGTON, D.C. Capital city of US Area: 177 km 2 Population: 0,5 mil. Between Maryland and Virginia Seat of President, Congress, and the Supreme Court Name is a tribute to G. Washington There are many human races and religious cultures

11. History of D.C. Since 1800 it has been the capital city 2001 - terrorist attack on Pentagon

12. Capitol and White house Capitol Seat of Parliament Highest building in Washington, D.C. White house Seat of President Large garden

13. Washington Memorial

14. National Mall and Memorial Parks Complex of parks, memorials and sports Symbol of American history Connect White house to Capitol

15. Art National centre of art There are many different types of museums, for example Museum of American history National Gallery of art

16. Transport There are often queues in center Airport Rail transport Underground Bus, cars…

17. Terrorist attack in 2001 11.9.2001 Terrorist attack on World Trade Center=„twins“ (NY), Pentagon (Washington) and Pensylvania Terrorists of Al-Káida Start of war with terrorism

18. D.C. vs. NY Washington, D.C. Capital city of US Smaller Seat of President and Parliament National center of art New York City Most populous city of US A lots of high buildings „Gate to America“ Centre of trade