EXCURSION TO THE NEW YORK CITY Quick

EXCURSION TO THE NEW YORK CITY

Quick Overview • The largest city in USA and one of the biggest city in the world. • Population: 8, 244, 910 • With suburbs: 20, 61 million • Located on the Atlantic coast in the south-eastern part of the state of NY. • Settled: 1624(until 1664 - New Amsterdam) • New York City includes five districts (boroughs): the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island.

The Empire State Building • Construction started – 1929 • • • /Completed -1931 Cost -$40, 948, 900 Floor count -102 Floor area - 208, 879 m 2 Antenna / Shpil 443. 2 m Roof 381 m Lifts/elevators - 73 The office building. Owner - W&H Properties Architect - Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Developer - John J. Raskob

The Chrysler Building • Type -Office • Location - 405 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan • Construction started- 1928 /Completed - 1930 • Antenna /spire-319 m • Roof 282 m • Top floor - 274 m • Floor count 77 • Floor area - 111, 000 m 2 • Lifts/elevators - 32 • Owner -Abu Dhabi Investment Council (90%) /Tishman Speyer (10%) • Architect-William Van Alen

Rockefeller Center • 19 commercial buildings • Location: Midtown Manhattan • Area: 22 acres (8. 8 ha) • Built: 1930– 1939 • Architect: Raymond Hood • Architectural style: Modern, Art Deco • Governing body: Tishman Speyer Properties, Mitsubishi Estate and other partners.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art • Established 1870/ Built: 1874 • Location - 5 th Avenue and 82 nd Street • Visitors - 5. 24 million (2010) • Area - 190, 000 m 2 • Ranked - 1 st nationally /Ranked - 2 nd globally • Director - Thomas P. Campbell • Website www. metmuseum. org • Elevation by Simon Fieldhouse • Architect: - Calvert Vaux; Jacob Wrey Mould • Architectural style: Beaux-Arts • Governing body: Local

The American Museum of Natural History • Established-1869 • Location-Central Park West at 79 th Street • Type-Natural History • Visitors -About 5 million visits annually • Director-Ellen V. Futter • Website AMNH. org • 25 interconnected buildings, 46 permanent exhibition halls, research laboratories, and its renowned library.

United Nations Headquarters • Address - 760 United Nations Plaza • Construction started 1948/Completed 9 October 1952 • Cost-$65, 000 • Height - 155 metres • Floor count 39 • Owner - United Nations • Architect -Oscar Niemeyer/Le Corbusier/Harrison & Abramovitz

The Statue of Liberty • Location - Liberty Island • 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters) • Ground to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters) • Dedicated - October 28, 1886 Restored-1938, 1984– 1986, 2011– 2012 • Sculptor - Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi • Visitation - 3. 2 million annually • Governing body - U. S. National Park Service • UNESCO World Heritage Site • Type - Cultural • Official name Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island Liberty Island

Central park • Type - Urban park • Area - 843 acres (341 ha) (3. 4 km²) • Created - 1857 • Operated by - Central Park Conservancy • Visitors - about 37. 5 million annually • Status - Open all year

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