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PLACESTOVISITINNEW YORK
STATUE OF LIBERTY
Built in 1886.
Given to USA by the people of France.
It welcomes visitors by ship.
Height: 46 m. with pedestal: 93 m. tall.
Sculptors: Bartholdi and Eiffel.
A woman with radiant crown, a torch and the date of Declaration of Independence on her hands.
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
Built in 1931.
The tallest building in New York after destruction of World Trade Center in 2001.
It's the third tallest skyscraper in America.
Height: 450 m.
Floors: 102 .
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
It's one of the oldest suspension bridges in USA.
Built in 1883.
It connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.
1825 m. long and crosses: East River.
ROCKEFELLER CENTRE
It's a complex of 19 commercial buildings with offices,shops, restaurants, theaters,television studios..
Built by Rockefeller family in the centre of Manhattan.
SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL
Art: Neo Gothic.
Built in 1878.
It's the biggest catholic cathedral in North America.
Near Rockefeller Centre rounded by buildings.
TIMES SQUARE
It's an important commercial area with many theaters and illuminated signs.
Intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue.
Very important for music and arts.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
CHINA TOWN