The famous skyscraper has 102 floors and was built in 1931. Its name can be translated as "Imperial State Building".

It should be explained here that in the USA all states have official nicknames - descriptive names used as an addition to the main name. The nickname is officially approved by the state legislature, and usually reflects some feature of the state's history or geography. So, the "Empire State" is the nickname of the state of New York (related to the statement of George Washington: "The state of New York will be the base of our empire").

The Empire State Building appears in almost a hundred movies. One of the most famous depictions of the building is in the 1933 film King Kong, in which a giant gorilla climbs it in an attempt to escape its pursuers.

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It is home to an encyclopedic collection of musical instruments, costumes and accessories, as well as weapons and armor. A department of American art was opened in 1924. Several interiors are housed in its galleries, the history of which dates back to the times of the 1st century in Rome to the designs of modern America. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 with the goal of increasing the interest of the American people in history and art.

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The park's first portion, Pier 1, opened in 2010. The land for the park was formerly an industrial stretch of waterfront owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. After the city and state signed a joint agreement in 2002, site planning and project funding proceeded. The first work, undertaken in 2007, involved the demolition of a warehouse under the Brooklyn Bridge. Since the opening of Pier 1, several other portions of the park have been completed. The park was finished in December 2021. There have been disputes and lawsuits over several aspects of Brooklyn Bridge Park, including the construction of residential developments to help pay for the project.

Brooklyn Bridge Park is overseen by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that operates and maintains the park, as well as oversees its construction.[1] The park is served by several bus, subway, and ferry routes.

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The museum's building, a landmark work of 20th-century architecture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, drew controversy for the unusual shape of its display spaces and took 15 years to design and build; it was completed in 1959. It consists of a six-story, bowl-shaped main gallery to the south, a four-story "monitor" to the north, and a ten-story annex to the northeast. The main gallery contains a six-story helical ramp that extends along its perimeter, as well as a central ceiling skylight. The Thannhauser Collection is housed within the top three stories of the monitor, and there are additional galleries in the annex and a learning center in the basement. The museum building's design was controversial when it was completed but was widely praised afterward. The building underwent expansion and extensive renovations from 1990 to 1992, when the annex was built, and it was renovated again from 2005 to 2008.

The museum's collection has grown over the decades and is founded upon several important private collections, beginning with that of Solomon R. Guggenheim. The collection, which includes around 8,000 works as of 2022, is shared with sister museums in the Spanish city of Bilbao and elsewhere. In 2013, nearly 1.2 million people visited the museum, and it hosted the most popular exhibition in New York City. Єроніна Вероніка

Times Square's biggest tourist draw is the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. Revelers crowd the area to see New York's famous Waterford crystal ball descend 77 feet from a pole on the One Times Square building. If you're feeling brave, take a trip to New York and Times Square at this time of year and watch the ball drop for free! Just plan on coming in the early morning and staying all day, and note that the area is super crowded, even by New York standards.

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The first would-be-immigrant to be processed in Ellis Island was teenager Annie Moore, a teenager from County Cork, Ireland. She arrived with her 11 and seven-year-old brothers with hopes of reuniting with her family in New York. To mark the occasion an Australian treasury department official and a Catholic chaplain awarded her a $10 gold piece. Today, visitors can see a statue of the siblings in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

Ellis Island closed as an immigration center in 1924. After which many private developers submitted suggestions for the site. The projects ranged from a rehab facility to a resort marina and even an experimental ‘city of the future’ designed by architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. None of these plans came to fruition, and after nearly 20 years in political limbo, the site opened for tours in 1976. It wasn’t until the 1980s that a plan for a historical museum came to light. Lee Lacocca, an automotive pioneer, lead a large fundraising project for the renovation of Ellis Island.

Brooklyn Bridge:

One of many signature landmarks of New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge is also one of the oldest suspension bridges in the country and a National Historic Landmark. Its six lanes (and one pedestrian and bicycle walkway) span the East River, connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn. Walking across the bridge remains a tourist pastime.

Some visitors decide to skip the bridge in favor of other attractions, but if you're short on money, this truly is one of the best ways to experience the city and to get a unique view of either borough at no cost. Several reviewers warn that since there is no shade along the bridge, it can get quite hot in the summertime (though there are vendors selling bottles of water).

Travelers love the historical church's beauty and stained-glass windows, but say you don't have to carve out too much time to see it. Previous vacationers also suggest visiting at Christmastime to really see the church in all its glory.

Recent travelers were impressed by the extensive art collection and loved being able to see the museum's famous paintings. The $30 entry fee for adults ($17 for students; $22 for seniors; free for kids 16 and younger) can be hard to stomach for some, but reviewers insist you won't regret the money spent. A few travelers express disappointment with the crowds (which are most common on rainy days), but suggest getting some fresh air at the museum's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden.

You'll spot MoMA on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues (you can take the E or the M train to the Fifth Avenue-53rd St. stop, or the B, D or F trains to Rockefeller Center). The museum is open Sunday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. New York City residents can take advantage of free admission the first Friday evening of each month from 4 to 8 p.m. There are several eateries located on-site, as well as a gift shop that past travelers say is worth perusing thanks to the unique collection of items for sale. Visit the Museum of Modern Art's websitefor details.

This main branch, officially called the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, attracts plenty of book lovers, history junkies and architecture aficionados. Most people swing by the Bryant Park landmark to say hello to Patience and Fortitude (the famous marble lions guarding the entrance) and to admire the lovely beaux-arts design.

If you're in the mood to read, you'll find an exhaustive collection of maps, in addition to special collections of English and American literature, English Romanticism and rare books. This library branch is also the site of several lecture programs, special exhibitions and displays. For a little guidance on the library's history and architecture and to see its magnificent Rose Main Reading Room, consider joining one of the free hourlong docent-led tours that are offered Monday through Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Though tours are free, tickets must be reserved in advance online. Tickets are released every Sunday for the week ahead.

Recent visitors were impressed with the library's beautiful architecture and say it's a great place to wander through if you have an hour or two to kill. Others were pleased with the exhibitions and the on-site shop, which reviewers say has a collection of unique gifts.

To get to the library, take the B, D, F or M subway train to the 42nd Street-Bryant Park stop or take the 7 train to the Fifth Avenue station. Different branches of the public library have different hours, but the main branch is open daily. You can visit for free from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and on Tuesdays and Wednesdays the branch stays open until 8 p.m. Visit the official website for details.

While the park contains many flower beds and trees, little of the park is used for plantings due to the paving. The two prominent features are the Washington Square Arch and a large fountain. It includes children's play areas, trees and gardens, paths to stroll on, a chess and scrabble playing area, park benches, picnic tables, commemorative statuary and two dog runs.^[1]

Those commemorated by statues and monuments include George Washington; Italian patriot and soldier Giuseppe Garibaldi, commander of the insurrectionist forces in Italy's struggle for unification; and Alexander Lyman Holley, a talented engineer who helped start the American steel industry after the invention of the Bessemer process for mass-producing steel.^[1]

The New York City Police Department operates security cameras in the park.^[2] The area has a low crime rate in the "safest big city in the United States."^[3]

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Rockerfeller centre

Rockefeller Center ( English Rockefeller Center ) is a large office center in New York , built in Midtown Manhattan in the 1930s with money from the Rockefeller family . It was named after John Davison Rockefeller , Jr. The most famous are 14 high-rise buildings decorated in Art Deco style . Here are the headquarters of various corporations and Christie's , the most profitable auction house . In 1989, Rockefeller Center was bought from the Rockefellers by the Japanese group of Mitsubishi companies

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The Theater District is an internationally prominent tourist attraction in New York City. According to The Broadway League, for the 2018–19 season total attendance was 14,768,254. Broadway shows had $1,829,312,140 in grosses, with attendance up 9.5%, grosses up 10.3%, and playing weeks up 9.3%. The Museum of Broadway on West 45th Street, opened to the public in November 2022, became the first museum to document the history and experience of Broadway theatre and its profound influence upon shaping Midtown Manhattan and Times Square.

Most Broadway shows are musicals. Historian Martin Shefter argues that, "Broadway musicals, culminating in the productions of Rodgers and Hammerstein, became enormously influential forms of American popular culture" and contributed to making New York City the cultural capital of the world.

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