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JANA TURKOVÁ

JANA TURKOVÁ. Basic facts. The largest city in the US Over 8 million inhabitants On the east coast of the state of New York ( capital : Albanee ) „ Big Apple “ ( apple orchards ) Original inhabitants : Indians. History.

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JANA TURKOVÁ

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  1. JANA TURKOVÁ

  2. Basic facts • The largest city in the US • Over 8 million inhabitants • On the east coast ofthestateof New York (capital: Albanee) • „ Big Apple “ (appleorchards) • Originalinhabitants: Indians

  3. History 1524: Giovanni da Verrazano discovered New York Bay 1609: Henry Hudson sailed up on the coast (after him - Hudson River) 1626: the Dutch bought Manhattan from native Indians -> „New Amsterdam“ 1664: the English captured the colony -> „New York“

  4. Capital city of the US (for a short time) • Since 1920 – skyscrapers (lack of space) • 20th century – industry and business • 11/09/2001 – Manhattan attacked by terrorists (over 3000 people died)

  5. NY Boroughs Manhattan • most oftheskyscrapershere • Economicalandfinancial centre of NY • Museums, theatres Dividedinto 3 parts: Uptown,Midtown,Downtown Uptown: Central park etc.

  6. Midtown: The Empire State Building Chrysler building Broadway Rockfeller centre Times Square

  7. Downtown: theoldest part of NY WallStreet (financial centre) WorldTrade Center (destroyed) China Town, Little Italy The Statue of Liberty • on Liberty Island • designed by: Eiffel, Bartholdi • Presentfrom France Statue holds: torchoffreedom tablet withthedateofindepenceence - 4.July 1776

  8. The Bronx: • the only NY borough on the continent • Bronx ZOO (the biggest one in the USA) • the poorest population of NY • high criminality, drugs, …

  9. Brooklyn: • Ethnicalandculturaldiversity • Brooklyn bridge (connects Brooklyn with Manhattan)

  10. Queens: - 2 largestairports in the USA (JFK airport, La Guardia airport) • U.S. Open Tennistakesplacehere

  11. Staten Island: • until 1975 calledRichmond • parks, forestsetc. • consideredtheleastinteresting NY part

  12. Placesofinterest St. Patrick‘s Cathedral (Neo-Gothic style) Madison Square Garden (centre ofsports)

  13. Greenwich village Centre of bohemian culture Skyscrapers !

  14. The city transport Yellow taxis Subway (thelargest in theworld) Buses Airports

  15. Sources • Maturitní témata J. Turkové • Materiály k mat. tématům Mgr. L. Kačera • Obrázky: http://images.google.com

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