New York Webquest

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Discover more about the famous spots in New York.Click on the yellow stars, then on the blue star.

The Empire State Building took 1 year and 45 days to build and was finished in 1931. It is the eighth tallest building in the world. You can go right to the top or the observation platform, on the 86th floor.

When it opened in 1883, Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first to be made in steel.

The Statue of Liberty is the most emblematic landmark of New York City.A cruise to Liberty Island is a top tourist attraction. The Statue was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States in 1886.

The seven points on the crown symbolise liberty on the seven continents.

The tablet reads July 4th, 1776, the day the Americans declared their independence from England.

Central Park is the fifth largest urban park in New York City and is located between the Upper West and Upper East sides of Manhattan. The park has lots of popular attractions for its visitors.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET) is the largest art museum in America. It has a rich collection of art, representing the world’s culture, from prehistory to the present.

Wall Street is the headquarters of some of the largest investment banks of the United States of America.

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment spot, and one of the major New York City attractions.

The Rockefeller Center is a complex of nineteen commercial buildings in Midtown Manhattan, as well as one of the major New York City Attractions. Named after John D. Rockefeller Jr., the centre was created over 100 years ago.