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Explore New York City - The Big Apple Unveiled

Discover the vibrant urban landscape of New York City, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. Learn about iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, as well as the cultural diversity and rich history of this bustling metropolis.

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Explore New York City - The Big Apple Unveiled

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  1. The United States of America – New York • www.zlinskedumy.cz

  2. 1: Manhattan 2: Brooklyn 3: Queens 4: The Bronx 5: Staten Island Hudson River East River New York isthebiggest city in the USA and belongsamongthelargest in theworld. Itis sometimescalled „The Big Apple“. New York has 5 major parts: Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn. Theblackquarter – Harlemis in northern part of Manhattan. Obrázek 1 Boroughs Labels New York City Map

  3. TheStatueofLibertyisattheentrence to New York harbour. Itwas a giftfrom France and commemoratestheFrench-American AllianceduringtheAmericanRevolution. Libertycarriesthetorch offreedom in her right hand and issteppingoutofbrokenchains. In her left hand sheis holding a tablet withtheinscription“July 4, 1776 – AmericanIndependenceDay.“ Itisconsidered to be a symbol of hope and freedom. Obrázek 2 StatueofLiberty

  4. The city wasbuilt on a modernplanofstreets and avenueswhich are numbered. Streets run east – west and avenues run north – south . Only a fewofthemhavegotnames, e.g. Wall Street, the center of finance orBroadway, the center oftheaterand entertainment. Fifth Avenue isthe most important street forfashion, it has theworld´s most expensivestores. Obrázek 3 Broadway 38th Street

  5. Obrázek 8 Central Park Central Park istheheartof Manhattan. Itisfourkilometres long and eighthundred metres wide and itisthe New Yorkers´ playground.

  6. World´sgreatest TV tower – 1,454 feetused by TV stations in the metropolitan area reaches 8,000.000 TV sets in fourstateareas. Snow & raincanbeseen falling up ! Rainissometimesred ! Visibility on clearday 80 miles 102nd floorobservatory ( 1,250 feet up ) Shipscanbeseen 40 milesatsea Thousandsof post cards sold annually 86th floorobservatory ( 1,050 feet up ) 1,860 stepsfrom street level to 102nd floor Over 2.5 millionvisitorsfromeverystate in the US and nearlyeveryforeign country visit “top ofthe Empire State“ eachyear Oneoftheworld´seightwonders 60 milesofwaterpipe 3,500 milesoftelephone and telegraphwire 73 elevatorsoperateatspeedsrangingfrom 600 ft. to 1,200 ft. a minute, 7 milesofshafts, 6,500 windows to wash on a continuingbasis Obrázek 4 The Empire StateBuilding

  7. HOW MANY … 1. … floors are there in thebuilding ? 2. ….observatories are there ? 3. ….visitors visit the top ofthe Empire Stateeachyear ? 4. … steps are therefromthe street level to 102nd floor ?...................... 5. ….elevatorsoperate in thebuilding ? 6. ….windows are there to wash ?.............................................. 7. ….postcards are sold everyyear ? 8. ….milesofvisibility are there on a clearday ? 9……milesoftelephone and telegraphwire are there ? 10….milesofwaterpipe are there ?

  8. Results 1. 102 floors 2. 2 observatories(86th+102th) 3. over 2.5 millionvisitors 4. 1,860 steps 5. 73 elevators 6. 6,500 windows 7. Thousandsofpostcards 8. 80 miles 9. 3,500 miles 10. 60 miles

  9. In Upper-Manhattan, thereisHarlem, New York´s oldest Afro-American ghetto, full ofentertainment and fine restaurants. Obrázek 5 Aerial view of the Bronx, Harlem River, Harlem, Hudson River,GeorgeWashington Bridge

  10. The United Nations headquarters are on the banksofthe East River. Obrázek 6 UN General Assemblyhall Obrázek 7 United NationsSecurity Council

  11. Answerthequestions. How many inhabitansdoes N.Y. have ? How many partsisitdevidedinto ? What do youknowabouttheStatueofLiberty ? WhatisCentral Park ? What do youknowaboutstreets in N.York ? Whatis a skyscraper ? Whatriversflowthrough New York ? Whatisthe United Nationsbuilding ?

  12. Results 1. 8 million 2. five Giftfrom France (It´s considered to be a symbol of hope and freedom Theheartof Manhattan (the New York´splayground) 5. Streets and avenues are numbe- red,streets run east-west, avenues run north-south 6. A very tallbuilding 7. Therivers Hudson and East River 8. Headquartersofallthenations in theworld

  13. Obrázek 1 Boroughs Labels New York City Map SCHORZMAN, Julius WikimediaCommons [online]. 18 August 2005 [cit. 13.7.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Genericna na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:5_Boroughs_Labels_New_York_City_Map_Julius_Schorzman Obrázek 2 StatueofLiberty ELCOBBOLA. Wikimediacommons[online]. 8 August 2010 [cit. 13.7.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported na WWW:<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Liberty_7.jpg>. Obrázek 3 Broadway 38th Street LEIFERN. Wikimediacommons[online]. 13 May 2005 [cit. 13.7.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommonsGenérica de Atribución/Compartir-Igual3.0 na WWW:<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Broadway_38th_Street_at_dus.jpg>. Obrázek 4 The Empire StateBiulding SLONECKER, Michael. Wikimediacommons [online]. 28. července 2005 [cit. 13.7.2012]. Volné dílo na WWW: <http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:Manhattan_at_Dusk_by_slonecker.jpg>. Obrázek 5 Aerial view of the Bronx, Harlem River, Harlem, Hudson River, George Washington Bridge TALLAM, Ajay. Wikimediacommons[online]. 10 May 2008 [cit. 13.7.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic na WWW:<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_the_Bronx,_Harlem_River,_Harlem,_Hudson_River,_George_Washington_Bridge,_2008-05-10.jpg>. Obrázek 6 UN General Assemblyhall GRUBAN, Patrick. Wikimediacommons[online]. 2006-12-17 [cit. 13.7.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UN_General_Assembly_hall.jpg>. Obrázek 7 United NationsSecurityCouncilGRUBAN, Patrick. Wikimediacommons[online]. 17 December 2006 [cit. 13.7.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_Nations_Security_Council.jpg>. Obrázek 8 Central Park YOURDON, Ed. Wikimediacommons[online]. 7 November 2009 [cit. 14.8.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Southwest_corner_of_Central_Park,_looking_east,_NYC.jpg>.

  14. Zvuk : Karibský tanec ze souboru Klipart ( MS900044816) Microsoft Power Point /slide 9/ Animace – pes : domácí mazlíčci; funění; příroda… ze souboru Klipart Microsoft Power Point /slide 7/

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