A Foreigner in New York

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A foreigner in New York

The monument measures in total 92.99 meters and the table that maintains its left-hand says "4 of July of 1776" in Roman numerals, the date in which the American Independence was signed.

The statue was finished in July 1884. After finishing the pedestal in 1886, the statue was mounted on the platform in four months. Eventually, in 1886, President Grover Cleveland inaugurated the statue symbolizing Freedom Enlightening the World.

The statue was commissioned to the sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in order to inaugurate it in 1876 making it coincide with the first centenary of the American Independence.The statue was commissioned to the sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in order to inaugurate it in 1876 making it coincide with the first centenary of the American Independence.

The Statue of Liberty is the symbol par excellence of America and one of the most visited and photographed monuments in the world. It was a gift from France to the US in honour of the bonds of friendship during the War of Independence.The Statue of Liberty is the symbol par excellence of America and one of the most visited and photographed monuments in the world. It was a gift from France to the US in honour of the bonds of friendship during the War of Independence.

Statue of Liberty

Central Park is 4 km long and covers an area of 341 hectares where 26,000 trees are planted and where 275 bird species exotic. Sundays and holidays are the days when you can find more activities, outdoor concerts, and shows.

The Central Park Zoo is a small zoo located in Central Park in New York City in the eastern United States. It is part of an integrated system of four zoological parks and the New York Aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Central Park

The biggest disaster in the history of the Empire State was in 1945, when a US Army B25 bomber, which, due to a dense fog, crashed into the north facade of the building between floors 78 and 79. The accident caused 14 dead, 26 injured and $ 1 million in damages.

The Empire State Building occupies the same grounds as the first Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. It was built at a high speed, completing it in a year and 45 days. It is 443.2 meters high and has 102 floors.

The Empire State Building is New York's most famous building. It was inaugurated in 1931, by President Hoover, who switched on the lights of the building from Washington. For 40 years, it held the title of the world's tallest building, which it lost after the construction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers.

Empire State Building

This symbol of the Irish Catholic domain of the late nineteenth century is dedicated to Saint Patrick (patron saint of the Irish) and is the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese.This symbol of the Irish Catholic domain of the late nineteenth century is dedicated to Saint Patrick (patron saint of the Irish) and is the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese.

St. Patrick's Cathedral began to be built in 1858 led by the architect James Renwick who designed it under the French and English influence. The cathedral was not completed until 1888.

On Fifth Avenue, opposite the Rockefeller Center complex, is the largest Catholic Gothic Cathedral in the United States.

ST. Patrick's Cathedral

The theaters of Broadway and the enormous amount of luminous signs of neon, have turned it into an icon of New York, and a symbol of the urbanism of Manhattan.The theaters of Broadway and the enormous amount of luminous signs of neon, have turned it into an icon of New York, and a symbol of the urbanism of Manhattan.

Times Square is an intersection of Manhattan (New York). Formerly called Plaza Longacre, it is located on the corner of Broadway Avenue and Seventh Avenue.He received his current name through the offices of The New York Times, which were in the One Times Square building.

Times Square

In August of 1876, the borders of Manhattan and Brooklyn were united for the first time through a cable of steel. In 1883, President Chester Arthur and Governor Grover Cleveland officially opened the Brooklyn Bridge in front of more than 14,000 guests.

The Brooklyn Bridge apart from being a bridge which crosses the East River, it's all a milestone in history as steel was used for the first time in this type of construction and what's more, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world for 20 years.

Brooklyn Bridge

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