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New York and Washington

New York and Washington. Jonáš hromádka and Domink Píchal. New York. New York is the most populous city in the United States  New York City consists of five boroughs which were consolidated in 1898: 

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New York and Washington

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  1. New York and Washington Jonáš hromádka and Domink Píchal

  2. New York • New York is the most populous city in the United States •  New York City consists of five boroughs which were consolidated in 1898:  • The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. With a 2010 United States Census population of 8,175,133 •  the city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world.

  3. Location • New York City is located in the northeasternUnited States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston. • The Hudson River flows through the Hudson Valley into New York Bay

  4. History • New York was colonisted of the Dutch Republic, and was named New Amsterdam • The city and its surrounds came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England

  5. Transportation • Mass transit in New York City, most of which runs 24 hours a day • The New York City Subway is the largest rapid transit system in the world • The area is served by three major airports, John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and LaGuardia

  6. landmarks • There is many landmarks : • The Statue of Liberty National Monument, in New York • The Empire State Building • Times Square • Rockefeller Center, home to NBC Studios • Central Park an 883-acre (3.57 km2) park in Manhattan • luxury shopping along Fifthand Madison Avenues • Metropolitan Museum of Art • The Brooklyn Bridge

  7. 11. Setpember 2001 • The city was one of the sites of the September 11, 2001 attacks, when nearly 3,000 people died in the destruction of theWorld Trade Center = The Twins • Now it‘s called Ground Zero • United Airlines Flight 175 hits the South Tower of the formerWorld Trade Center

  8. Washington, D.C. • Washington, D.C. is the capital city of USA • A new capital city named after George Washington was founded in 1791 to the east of the preexisting port of Georgetown • Washington, D.C., had a resident population of 601,723 in 2010, the 26th most populous city in the country • The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States

  9. Location • The city is located on the east of country. • The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of nearly 5.6 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the country. • Location of Washington, D.C., in the United States and in relation to the states of Maryland and Virginia

  10. Cityscape • Washington, D.C., is a planned city. The design for the City of Washington was largely the work of Pierre (Peter) Charles L’Enfant, a French-born architect, engineer, and city planner

  11. landmarks • The Lincoln Memorial had over six million visitors in 2010 • The White House – home of Obama • The United States Congress • The Washington •  the National Museum of Natural History •  the National World War II Memorial • the Library of Congress is the largest library complex in the world • And many others

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