New York achitecture

Old architecture

Everything in New York isn't brand new. There are lot of old buildings too in New York City.

Like this old fire station

Some old block of flats

Skyscrapers

- New York is knowing by Skyscrapers.

- They are more than any other town in the world

- They are built because it saves space

The One World Trade Center

- Tallest building in America

- 541 meters long

- It cost 3 mrd dollars.

Empire state Building

- One of the most knowing landmark

- Over 100 floors

Statue of liberty

• Statue of liberty is maybe the most famous landmark in New York.

• It is located in Liberty Island.

• Height is 93 meters and it is designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

• Dedicated in 1886.

• Figure out a robed woman whit a torch in her right hand above her head and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata.

• Statue of liberty has been seen in many movies.

• About 4,5 million people visited in Statue of liberty in 2017.

Brooklyn Bridge

• The Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest bridge in the USA

• Architect is John Augustus Roebling.

• It is 1825 m (5,989 feet) long

• It located in New York, between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

• Brooklyn Bridge complited in 1883.

Flatiron Building

• 22-story steel-framed landmarked building located in Manhattan.

• Height is 87 meters.

• Built in 1902

• The oldest skyscraper in Manhattan.

• Flatiron Building sits on a triangular block.

• Was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest and the most important museum of the world.

• There is over million works

• It is opened in 1872.

• Arcitects are Richard Morris Hunt, Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould

• In 2017: 6,7 million visitors

Sources

text:

http://nyc-architecture.com/TEN/TEN-NY.htm

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luettelo_Yhdysvaltain_korkeimmista_rakennuksista

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-nyc-architectural-landmarks-visit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City#Architecture

pictures:

http://allthatsinteresting.com/incredible-photographs-new-york-city

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https://www.turismonuevayork.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Puente-de-Brooklyn.jpg

https://www.archdaily.com/795277/one-world-trade-center-som

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http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/metropolitan-museum-of-art-25-admission-fee.html

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video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24-6b8S5H4w