... almost every part of Ne York. The first Europeans came to Ne York from Holland in 1605 and called it first of all Ne Amsterdam. 1629 Peter Minneit bought the hole island Manhatten from the American Indians for a fe glass necklaces. About tenty year later the englishman conquer the island and called it Ne York. Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is about 100 meters high. It is a oman holding up a torch.Since 1886 stand the Statue of Liberty proudly in Ne York8217s harbour. Its next to the flag of American the most famous symbol for freedom. In 1776 , France helped the American colonies to become independent from England. So they gave the people of the United States the Statue of Liberty as a present for their 100th birthday. Visitors can go inside the Statue. In the years after the Statue as put up, many immigrants came to the United States through Ne York. As they entered Ne Yorks harbour, they sa the Statue of Liberty holding up her torch. For the immigrants, this as a important symbol. They kne that the statue as elcoming them to a land of freedom. Central Park Central park is a beautiful green park in the middle of Manhattan . Stretching 51 blocks beteen 59th and 110th street, this green rectangle has served the city ell since 1859.One of the great pleasures Ne Yorkers and tourists enjoy is getting aay from it all in Central Park. They use it in the summer and in the inter. They go ice-skating, roller skating, inline skating. They also play ball, have picnics and go boating. Families come often to enjoy sun and the fresh air . Musicians make music and office orkers bring their lunches here in fine eather. The Empire State Building The Empire State Building held the record as the orlds tallest skyscraper for 40 years. Its one of the highest buildings in Ne York and the orlds highest TV-Toer,443 meter above the ground. The emblem of this city as built in only to years beteen 1930 to 31 and the building became quickly a tourist magnet, because every year over 2,500 000 visitors go to the top of the Empire State Building to enjoy the great vie of Ne York. The orld Trade Center The orld Trade Center is about 412 meters high and its one of the highest building in the orld. In the underground of it is a massive shopping concourse. About 60 000 people ork in both toers. Both toers have something to offer up on the top. In one ith the antenna is home to the elegant restaurant ith the thousand of indos and the other toer contains the indoor and outdoor observation decks. The Rockefeller Center The Rockefeller Center is about 260 meters high and it consists of 19 business buildings in the middle of Manhattan. It is one of the orlds largest business house. The Building is named after the millionaire, John D. Rockefeller, ho leased the place here the building stand today in 1928. He anted to revitalize the area ith huge office buildings and a ne Opera House. The first part of the Center as built in 1940 to 1941.Every day more than 150 000 visitors came to the famous Rockerfeller Center. Mh,C5t6s0JM,...
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