1. Travelling: NEW YORK
Arkady Razinov
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2. Although New York is not the capital of the United States, it is the biggest and most important city of the country.

3. New York is known as a “melting pot”, because people of different races and nationalities make up its population of more then 7 million.

4. The map of Manhattan seems unusual to a European eye.

5. Wall Street in Manhattan is the financial heart of the USA and the most important banking centre in the world.

6. Broadway is the symbol of American theatre.

7. The intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue forms world-famous Times Square.

8. Times Square is one of many New York City “squares” that are actually triangles.

9. Park Avenue represents luxury and fashion because of its large expensive apartment houses.

10. Madison Avenue is known as the centre of advertising industry.

11. Fifth Avenue is the most famous shopping centre.

12. If you want to have a good view of New York City you can do it from the top of the Empire State Building.

13. Not far from the Empire State Building there are is an interesting architectural complex – Rockefeller Centre.

14. Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the United States.

15. The reputation of the Museum of Modern Art rests on its wonderful collections of modern art.

16. The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Centre is known throughout the music world.

17. The Carnegie Hall is the city’s most popular concert hall.

18. The New York Public Library is the largest library of the city.

19. People who come to New York by sea are greeted by the Statue of Liberty.

20. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY has become a symbol of the city and an expression of freedom to people all over the world.