středa 20. srpna 2014

USA(New York) - New york

Official seal of New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan areaThe Hudson River flows through the Hudson Valley into New York Bay. Between New York City and Troy, New York, the river is an estuary. The Hudson separates the city from New Jersey. The East River—a tidal strait—flows from Long Island Sound and separates the Bronx and Manhattan from Long Island. The Harlem River, another tidal strait between the East and Hudson Rivers, separates most of Manhattan from the Bronx. The Bronx River, which flows through the Bronx and Westchester County, is the only entirely fresh water river in the city.
The Empire State Building is a 103-story skyscraper located in Midtown ManhattanNew York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet (443 m) high
TypeOffice, observation
Architectural styleArt Deco
Location350 Fifth Avenue
New YorkNY 10118[1]
Construction started1929[2]
Completed1931
ArchitectShreve, Lamb and Harmon
DeveloperJohn J. Raskob
Structural engineerHomer Gage Balcom[8]
Main contractorStarrett Brothers and Eken













View on Manhattan














Atlas is a bronze statue in front of Rockefeller Center in midtown ManhattanNew York City, across Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral. The sculpture depicts the Ancient Greek Titan Atlas holding the heavens. It was created by sculptor Lee Lawrie with the help of Rene Paul Chambellan, and it was installed in 1937.
ArtistLee Lawrie
Year1937
TypeBronze
Dimensions14 m (45 ft)














View on New York.












The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. UNESCO

Height
  • Base to torch: 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters)
  • Ground to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters)
DedicatedOctober 28, 1886
Restored1938, 1984–1986, 2011–2012
SculptorFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi

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