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Monday 23 July 2012

New York

New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and North eastern regions of the US and nation's third populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a international border with Ontario to the west, and with Quebec to north. The most popular tourist place in New York is Manhattan. There are other four tourist places also attract tourists. They are Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.    

New York

There are numbers of attractions of the New York.  some of them are as below

1) Brooklyn Bridge:
 Brooklyn is the one of the oldest bridge with suspension. It was completed in 1883. It was the longest bridge till 1903. It was the  first steel wire suspension bridge in the world. Now it has become an icon of the New York city. 

Brooklyn Bridge, New York.

 2) Empire State Building:
The Empire State Building is 102-story skyscraper located in the New York city at the intersection of West 34th Street and Fifth ave. It has a roof height 1250 feet. It stands a total of 1454 feet. It stood as the world's tallest building for 40 Years from 1931. After 911 attack, It was again the tallest building in New York. Now It is second tallest building in New York.

Empire State Building

 3) Statue of Liberty:
The statue of Liberty was a gift from France to US and It is a symbol of freedom and democracy. It was dedicated in 1886 and announced as national monument in 1924. There are thousands of visitors visit Statue of liberty daily. 

Statue of Liberty

 4) Central Park:
There are 25 visitors visit central park daily. It was opened in 1859 and completed in 1873. Visitors can find everything from sprawling waters and green meadows to stunning bridges, and performance center, plus education facilities, gardens, classical architecture. 

Central Park

  5) Times Square:
Times Square is a major tourist hub and busy commercial intersection in New York city. 

Times Square

6) One world trade center:

One world trade centre

Still under construction. it will be completed in 2013.

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