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New York City - skyscrapers, museums, galleries, theaters, exhibition halls, parks, cafes and restaurants - all these one can find in the largest city of the world |
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Once the most dangerous district of the city - the East Village, now turned into place of worship, where creative young people meet together |
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Tourists come to Chinatown for Chinese and Vietnamese shops with souvenirs and golden adornments. The main attraction here is the Buddhist temple |
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Without visiting the distinctive district of Harlem - former slums, familiarity with the New York City is not complete |
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The Soho district - «cast-iron» architecture of XIX century, numerous galleries, fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants |
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The Fifth Avenue divides Manhattan at West Side and East Side. East Side - is rich in sights and symbols of the New York City |
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Brighton Beach is proud of the Ballet Theater - Russian choreographic center, established in 1987. This is one of the most famous Russian ballet schools in the United States |
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Aquarium, an amusement park and the well-known eatery “Famous Nathan's”, where the championships of hot-dog eaters take place, attract tourists to Coney Island |
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Greenwich Village was and still remains one of the most Bohemian districts of the country. It is famous for its coffee houses, clubs and addresses of celebrities |
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In the South Street Seaport one can walk on decks and cabins of old ships and visit the Maritime Museum |
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Riverside Park, located along the Hudson, is beautiful and in fair weather is very attractive for walking |
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Metropolitan Opera - U. S. leading opera house, was opened in 1883. Since 1910ths there is a firmly established tradition of opera staging in the language of original |
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Broadway - the longest street in New York, is a synonymous with American theater. Prestigious varnishing-days are also take place here |
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Wall Street is on Manhattan. It is the world’s financial center. The main attraction is the New York Stock Exchange |
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Memorial to victims of the terrorist attacks of September, 11 will be completed no earlier than in 2012. The area around the building site has become a real memorial long ago |
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Times Square is a very popular and frequently visited place. Bright neon advertisement, Broadway theaters - are symbols of turbulent life of the New York City |
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Grand Central Terminal of New York (Grand Central) is the largest in the world. There are 67 railway tracks, 44 platforms. It is a very busy place |
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Books collection of the New York Public Library is among the top five largest in the world. Excursions for tourists are organized here |
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They call the Central Park in New York - «green lungs of Manhattan». It is very comfortable place for sport activities, relaxation, walks with children |
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In the permanent exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art some two million works of art are represented |
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The skyscraper on the East River - the United Nations Headquarters is under reconstruction now. It supposed to be open again by the end of 2013 |
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is considered to be one of the best collections of modern art in the world and is able to represent art of entire civilizations. For example, «Art of the African continent» or «Aztec Empire» |
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One will never get a full impression of the New York City, without visiting the Fifth Avenue - a commercial street of the city |
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The biggest U. S. Catholic Temple - St. Patrick`s Cathedral, has ceased to be an architectural dominant of New York because of an abundance of skyscrapers |
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The Empire State Building is the tallest building in New York. Tower’s observation decks, giving 360-degree views of the city are the most visited tourist sites in the world |
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Rockefeller Center is a grandiose office complex, in which headquarters of the world's largest corporations are located |
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The Museum of Natural History - 25 buildings, connected between each other, where research laboratories, about 50 permanent exhibitions, and the famous library are placed |
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Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest suspension bridge in the United States. Crossing the East River, it connects two districts of the New-York city - Brooklyn and Manhattan |
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The exposition of New York City Fire Museum tells about the history of struggle with fire in the city from XVIII century to present days |
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Metro in the New York City is almost the most ramified in the world. It has 29 lines in the scheme of 9 different colors. Some trains stop at all stations, others - only at junctions |
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Broadway begins from the Battery Park. Boat trips to the Statue of Liberty are start from here. It is also a point of a magnificent view over the bay and the harbor |
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Trump Tower, a 58-storey skyscraper, designed by Donald Trump, was built in 1983. It is located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 56th Street. There are apartments, offices and the hotel inside |
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