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NEW YORKNEW YORK

I want to tell you about a city called I want to tell you about a city called New York. This is one of the largest New York. This is one of the largest

cities in the U.S. and one of the cities in the U.S. and one of the largest cities in the world (17)largest cities in the world (17)

The population is 8,459,026 peopleThe population is 8,459,026 people (2010), with the suburbs - 18.8 million(2010), with the suburbs - 18.8 million..

It is located on the Atlantic coast, in the southeastern part of New York

New York was founded in early XVII century by Dutch colonists. Until 1664 the town was called «New Amsterdam». The city administration consists of 5 areas: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island.

The main attractions are The main attractions are located in Manhattan.located in Manhattan.

Among them there is the historic skyscraper - the Empire State Building

Chrysler Chrysler BuildingBuilding

Rockefeller Center

Metropolitan Museum of Art

the Metropolitan Opera

the Museum of Modern Art Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

the American Museum of Natural History

the legendary Hotel Chelsea

UN headquarters

Harlem

The tallest building in New York - the 102-story skyscraper is the Empire State Building 382 m in height (449 m including the spire). This building was built in Manhattan in 1931. Empire State Building is the second highest in the U.S. and the tenth tallest in the world. It was also the tallest building in the world until 1972.

The second tallest skyscraper of the city - Bank

of America Tower. Its height

- 366 meters.

The third-tallest building in New York and the second highest among all the built - Chrysler Building in height 319 meters. Chrysler Building was the tallest building in the world in the period from 1930 to 1931

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