NY city is the biggest city
in the USA,
in spite of the fact that it is not capital. It belongs to the largest in the
world. N.Y. is situated on the eastern coast of America
at the mouth of the Hudson and the East River,
so in the past it was a gate to U.S.
for immigrants who were coming there in l9th and 20th centuries. It is an
important sea port. NY is divided into 5 sections: The island of Manhattan
is the heart of the city. The others are Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Richmond. People often
call NY The Big Apple, because of jazz musicians who all wanted to work there
in the 1920s and 1930s, because they wanted some of The Big Apples, which means
work and money.
N.Y. is almost 400 years old
town with present population of more than l4 million people. It was originaly
called New Amsterdam and it was a little Duch town built on a small part of Manhattan. It was bought
from the original inhabitants Indians for 24 dollars in goods. In 1644 the
British renamed it NY. In southern part of Manhattan island there used to be a wall
against Indians, now there is Wall Street - the centre of financial life with
the most important stock-exchange in the world. It is one of the most important
market of certificates in the world there. Everyone who wants to be someone in
the world of bussines tries to succesful right here. N.Y. is now an important
seaport with a good connection with inland, the largest business, industrial
and cultural centre of U.S, centre of the art world, the media world, the
theatre world and the fashion world.
There are a lot of things to
see in N.Y., The first thing, that you see comming to N.Y., America, is
Statue of Liberty. It stands on Liberty island.
This symbol of freedom and democracy was donated to the Americans by France to commemorate the alliance between the USA and France during the American
revolution. It is a statue of a woman who symbolized the freedom and
friendship. She holds a burning torch in her right hand and a law book in her
left one. There is an inscription „July 4th, 1776“ what means the birth date of
the USA.
It was a gift of the French people to the Americans. The designer of the
framework was Eiffel – the famous creator of the Eiffel
Tower in Paris.
From this Liberty island you
can have another typical and one of the most impressive view of N.Y. City.
It is the Manhattan
skyline that is dominated by a number of skyscrapers on a small area. They started
to build skyscrapers here. The tallest of them were World Trade Centre
Buildings so called Twin
Towers, which became target
of the terroristic attack in September 2001 and now there is place called
Ground Zero. The eight wonder of world is called the Empire
State Building,
which was built in 1931 and it was the first skyscraper and the highest
building not only in New York
but also all over the world for a long time. At the top there is a TV tower and
a restaurant. It was the highest building in the world until the Petronas Towers
in Kuala Lumpur
came before it. There is St. Patrick´s Cathedral - the biggest cathedral in NY.
It was inspirated by the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe
and built in 1888. The most famous square is Time Square. It received its name
after The New York Times (a magazine).
Travelling in the N.Y. is
quite easy. You can take the subway- N.Y.´s underground railway, bus or taxi.
There are 11 000 yellow taxis in N.Y. and you can stop one on the street when
you want. The N.Y.´s subways are noisy and dirty, but it is the cheapest and
the quickest
There are interesting shops,
cafes, art galleries and ´off-broadway´ theatres. A quiet place to get away
from the noise and the crowds of the city is Central Park.
New Yorkers love to walk and play there. So in the evening you can go to the
theatre, or the ballet, or perhaps listen to some music. You can do something
different every night of the week. Most of the theatres are in the streets near
Times Square and on Broadway. N.Y. is a
wonderful city for music, especially jazz. Sometimes you can hear a rock
concert at Madison
Square Garden,
which is also place to go to see basketball and hockey games. Americans love to
watch exciting games such as baseball or hockey. N.Y.´s museums have the work
of some of the world´s best and most famous atrists. The favourite is the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. If you do not like art and culture, you can go
shopping. You can buy everything you want...