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Interesting places around New York |
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If you want to enjoy you trip to New York, the most crowded place in USA, which offers the best of everything to you, ranging from art, culture, history, science and technology, try to get to the most interesting places around New York. A short list of the various interesting places around New York is given below:
Statue of Liberty: Situated on an island of 12 acres, the Liberty Statue was a bequest of friendship from the French people to the people of United States, representing universal democracy and freedom.
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The Statue being gifted on October 28th, 1886, was designated as a national tribute in 1924 and restituted for the completion of hundred years of the statue on July 4, 1986. The design of the statue was made by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and that of the pedestal was made by Richard M. Hunt. The steel internal framework of Liberty Statue was masterminded by Eiffel Gustave.
Ellis Island: It is a tiny island in New York Harbor, situated near the New Jersey coast. It was being inaugurated on 1ST January in 1892, becoming the chief national immigration post.
Times Square: Times Square is one of the major interesting places around New York, at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Broadway. It represents the western portion of the main commercial area of Manhattan. The Broadway theatres and numerous neon lights and signs have made Times Square one of the most popular and interesting places around New York.
Central Park: It is a big public park in Manhattan's borough in the city of New York. It is the most popular park in USA which has also made its appearance in various movies and television programs.
St. Patrick's Cathedral: It is the biggest adorned Catholic Minster in the northern part of America following the Neo-Gothic form of architecture. St. Patrick's Cathedral is a white marble building, which is the seat to the archbishop a parish church and New York's Roman Catholic Archdiocese.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: It is also commonly denoted as "the Met", is one of the biggest and chief art museums of the world. Over two million art exhibits, including articles from Cypriot and Greek collections, European sculptures to paintings along with articles from Egyptian, Islamic, Asian and African art are displayed here.
Brooklyn Bridge: It is one of the greatest deeds of nineteenth century engineering, being one of the most interesting places around New York. This remarkable bridge connects Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan over the East River, extending over 1.5 km.
China Town: It is the biggest China Town in the entire American continent, with a huge number of Chinese, situated on the eastern part of Manhattan. It is one of the favorite places of the Chinese migrants along with the Vietnamese, Filipinos, Burmese and Puerto Ricans.
Empire State Building: The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the whole world from 1931 until the erection of the World Trade Center in 1972. It has been termed as one of modern world's seven wonders by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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