Friday, May 23, 2008

LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN NEW YORK

“The freedom, which lights up peace” - here is the complete name of New York statue.
Originally sculpture was intended for Egypt. To opening of the Suez Canal. In the hand of the early Statue of Liberty had to be the lighthouse and be called “Egypt, which carries light into Asia”. Because of the financial considerations, Egypt ruler the proposal of sculptor Auguste Bartholdi did not accept.

A sculpture is ordered Auguste Bartholdi for America.

Frenchmen manufactured the Statue of Liberty 9 years, 20 people worked on 10 hours during the day without the output.

In the left hand of statue - the book with the inscription “JULY IV MDCCLXXVI” - on July 4 the day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The right foot of statue stands on those broken fetters.

The author of Eiffel tower - Gustave Eiffel, designed the body of statue.

The sculptor Bartholdi, who created the Statue of Liberty, took as the model face of his mom. On another version the beautiful widow of well-known businessman was live model.

In 1875 the housing of the Statue of Liberty is prepared from the copper sheets, form to which was given by hand. At that time France did not have available the sufficiency of copper, and they bought copper for preparing the Statue of Liberty from tsarist Russia. In the Statue of Liberty was originally the color of copper - golden.

In the course of time from the humidity copper sheets became green. Torch in the right hand of statue is covered with present gold and it is at night illuminated with special lamps.

When the Statue of Liberty was completely finished, then already 3 months it was located in the Paris. On July 4, 1884 the Statue of Liberty officially presents to the ambassador of the United States of America to France.

Statue they completely dismantled in parts and they packed into 214 containers. In New York the dismantled Statue of Liberty by the weight of 224 tons left aboard the French ship Izer.

On the arrival into New York, arose the problem on the construction of pedestal for the statue. Money did not be sufficient. Special committees on the collection of money were created in France and America. Only all works were finished one month after the arrival of the Statue of Liberty. More one year was required, in order to completely gather the Statue of Liberty.

Statue of Liberty was openid in New York took place in 1886 on October 28, by the President Cleveland. On the ceremony they forbade to be present to women. They as an exception permitted to be present only two women - eightyear old daughter of Bartholdi and to its wife.

Once it was possible to visit the torch of statue, after passing on 142 steps inside the statue. The access to the torch was closed after the act of terror of 1916. It is today possible to visit only internal museum of the Statue of Liderty, which is located in the pedestal of statue.

Height with the pedestal of 93 meters. With the high wind the range of swaying to 12- 13 centimeters.

Do not expect to see something immense, the majesty of statue this is simple craftsmanship of photographers and projectionists.

It is introduced into the list of UNESCO of world heritage.

To reach to the Statue of Liberty possible on the ferry boat from Manhattan. Preliminarily it is necessary to pass checking as in the airports. Possibly, it is necessary to stand in the turn several hours.


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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

NEW YORK NEW YORK

New York New York! So it rehearses in the similar musical. New York this is the megapolis of business and poverty, culture and defect, swiftness and stresses. After taking a step into the life of New York, do not begin to flap after itself door. To maintain this strong pressure of technological progress, fuss and specific character of relations to not possibly each of homo sapiens.



New York, the most beautiful city in understanding of the contemporary person of that grown in the megapolis. Architectural constructivism, modernism, postmodernism and dekonstruktivizm is represented completely.



NEW YORK HARBOR. STATUE OF LIBERTY

Statue of Liberty of the French engineer Alexander Gustav Eiffel, name of which recently causes in me the doubts apropos of her location, is erected in the New York harbor on the Liberty Island.

clouds above Liberty are thickened




EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

How you do think, where is located the museum of Guinness's records? In the basement accomodation of the most known skyscraper Empire State Building (ESB) locating on the Manhattan Island. By the way they call New York Big apple.

Empire State Building night




NEW YORK WALL STREET IS A POWER OF FINANCIAL AMERICA

Power of financial America, the present sharks of business. New York Mercantile Exchange, New York Stock Exchange NYSE,  NASDAQ, American Stock Exchange, New York Board of Trade, the largest banks one of which Federal Reserve Bank, on the famous, not only into the business to get-together, to the narrow by-street of Wall Street into the Downtown.

Wall Street at Downtown




NEW YORK BROADWAY TODAY

Heart of all musicals - New York Broadway. The most popular settings of Phantom of the opera, Les miserables, Miss saigon, Titanic, Cats - can be looked and listened to only in the theatrical region of New York Broadway.

New York City Broadway




NEW YORK MODE WEEK

The famous week mode in New York on which assemble the best modellers and the top model.




NYC THE UNITED NATIONS

Staff the apartment of the United Nations being differed by the not always adequate solutions, is also located in New York.

United Nations




CARNEGIE HALL

Enormous concert hall of Carnegie Hall, which was become famous by the premiers of popular and academic music.

New York City Carnegie Hall





NYC TIME SQUARE

Time Square New York stated about itself in many stories. New year into Time Square New York with an enormous quantity of people.

New York Time Square night




INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT J. KENNEDY

Who does not know about the international airport J. Kennedy? Yes, it also in New York City.



NEW YORK CITY THE FIFTH AVENUE

Concentration of luxury - The fifth Avenue in New York City. Amuse itself in the most expensive stores and the fashionable hotels. Try kitchen from the best-known chief- cooks in the most famous restaurants. This is that case, when without the fraud for your money, note, not small money, you will obtain the unforgettable service and goods excellent on the quality.



NEW YORK CHINATOWN

Much is said and much is shown about the New York Chinatown. Present Chinatown - this is the stores concentration with budget item and many restaurants. Possibly you will see someone of the Chinese band Fuk Ching.

New York City at Chinatown Canal Street




NEW YORK ARTISTIC METROPOLITAN GALLERY

New York Artistic Metropolitan gallery, the largest in the United States of America. The collections of the well-known artists of America and Europe are represented. The long exposure dedicated to antique peace and to the Ancient East.



NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

No, I did not forget against the New York Metropolitan Opera. As it is possible! For many in New York - this is cultural vent. Metropolitan Opera House, concert hall of Every Fischer Hall, theaters and smaller concert halls are located in Lincoln Center.



WAX MUSEUM OF MADAME TUSSAUDS NEW YORK

They are had heard much about the wax figures museum of Madame Tussauds New York? If You will be in New York do not forget visit. At the given moment in the Madame Tussauds  museum are represented about 230 figures. Figure interesting different subjects comprise.




By will of fates, New York - most widely proclaimed, largest and very densely populated city of the United States of America. In spite of all this in New York only five regions - Staten Island, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens.


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