The Famous Place in New

York

Group Members:
• Alex Torres
• Eliana Donoso
• Francisco Gavilanes
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the
center of Manhattan in New York
City, United States. The park initially
opened in 1857, on 843 acres (3.41 km 2)
of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick
Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a
design competition to improve and
expand the park with a plan they
entitled the Greensward Plan.
Construction began the same year and
was completed in 1873.
Designated a National Historic
Landmark in 1963, the park is currently
managed by the Central Park
Conservancy under contract with the
city government. The Conservancy is a
nonprofit organization that contributes
85% of Central Park's $25 million dollar
annual budget, and employs 80% of the
park's maintenance staff.
 Central Park Zoo
The Central Park Zoo is a small 5-acre
(2.0 ha) zoo located in Central
Park in New York City. It is part of an
integrated system of four zoos and the
New York Aquarium managed by
the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS),
and is accredited by the Association of
Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The zoo began in the 1860s as
a menagerie, making it the first official
zoo to open in New York. The zoo was
modified in 1934, with the addition of
many new buildings ranged in a quadrangle
around the sea lion pool. (The zoo from
this era has been commonly known as the
"1934 Zoo" or "Robert Moses Zoo".)
Finally, the zoo was renovated in the mid
1980s and reopened in 1988, replacing the
old-fashioned cages with naturalistic
environments.
The Metropolitan Museum of
Art 
The Metropolitan Museum of
Art (colloquially The Met) is an art
museum on the eastern edge of Central
Park, along "Museum Mile" in New York
City, United States. Its permanent
collection contains more than two million
works of art, divided into nineteen
curatorial departments. The main
building, often called "the Met", is one of
the world's largest art galleries; there is
also a much smaller second location, at
"The Cloisters", in Upper Manhattan,
which features medieval art.
Represented in the permanent collection
are works of art from classical
antiquity and Ancient Egypt, paintings
and sculptures from nearly all the
European masters, and an extensive
collection of American and modern art.
The Met also maintains extensive
holdings
The Metropolitan Museum of
Art 
of African, Asian, Oceanic,Byzantine,
and Islamic art. The museum is also
home to encyclopedic collections
of musical instruments, costumes and
accessories, and antique
weapons and armor from around the
world. Several notable interiors, ranging
from 1st-century Rome through modern
American design, are permanently
installed in the Met's galleries.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was
founded in 1870 by a group of American
citizens. The founders included
businessmen and financiers, as well as
leading artists and thinkers of the day,
who wanted to open a museum to bring
art and art education to the American
people. It opened on February 20, 1872,
and was originally located at 681 Fifth
Avenue.
 Empire State Building  
The Empire State Building is a 102-story
landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York
City, United States, at the intersection of Fifth
Avenue and West 34th Street. It is 1,250 ft (381
meters) tall. Its name is derived from
the nickname for New York, the Empire State. It
stood as the world's tallest building for more than
40 years, from its completion in 1931 until
construction of the World Trade Center's North
Tower was completed in 1972. Following the
destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001,
the Empire State Building once again became the
tallest building in New York City. The Empire State
Building has been named by the American Society
of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven Wonders of
the Modern World. The building and its street
floor interior are designated landmarks of the New
York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and
confirmed by the New York City Board of
Estimate.
 Empire State Building  
It was designated as a National Historic
Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked
number one on the List of America's Favorite
Architecture according to the AIA. The
building is owned and managed by W&H
Properties.[ The Empire State Building is
currently the third tallest skyscraper in the
United States (after the Willis
Tower and Trump International Hotel and
Tower, both in Chicago), and the 15th tallest in
the world. It is also the fourth tallest
freestanding structure in the Americas. The
Empire State Building is currently undergoing a
$550 million renovation, with $120 million
utilized in an effort to transform the building
into a more energy efficient and eco-friendly
structure.
 Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. It serves as

the home ballpark for the New York Yankees, replacing the previous Yankee
Stadium, built in 1923. The new ballpark was constructed across the street,
north-northeast of the 1923 Yankee Stadium, on the former site of Macombs
Dam Park. The ballpark opened April 2, 2009, when the Yankees hosted a workout
day in front of fans from the Bronx community. The first game at the new
Yankee Stadium was a pre-season exhibition game against the Chicago
Cubs played on April 3, 2009, which the Yankees won 7–4. The first regular
season game was played on April 16, a 10–2 Yankee loss to the Cleveland Indians
 Brooklyn Public Library
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is the public library system of the borough
of Brooklyn in New York City. It is the fifth largest public library system in the United
States. Like the two other public library systems in New York City, it is an independent
nonprofit organization that is funded by the New York City and State governments,
the federal government, and private donors. In Fiscal Year 2009, Brooklyn Public
Library had the highest program attendance of any public library system in the United
States.

The Brooklyn Public Library system was approved by an Act of Legislature of the State
of New York on May 1, 1892. The Brooklyn Common Council then passed a resolution for
the establishment of the Brooklyn Public Library on November 30, 1896, with Marie E.
Craigie as the first director. Between 1901 and 1923, philanthropist Andrew
Carnegie donated $1.6 million, assisting in the development of twenty one branches.
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated
as AMNH). The Museum was founded in 1869, located on the Upper
West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of
the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. Located in
park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the Museum
comprises 25 interconnected buildings that house 46 permanent
exhibition halls, research laboratories, and its renowned library.
 Times Square 
Times Square is a major commercial
intersection in
the borough of Manhattan in New York
City, at the junction
of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and
stretching from West 42nd to
West 47th Streets. The extended
Times Square area, also called
the Theatre District, consists of the
blocks between Sixth and Eighth
Avenues from east to west, and West
40th and West 53rd Streets from
south to north, making up the western
part of the commercial area
of Midtown Manhattan.
Formerly named Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in April 1904
after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly erected Times
Building, which is now called One Times Square and is the site of the annual ball
drop on New Year's Eve. Times Square, nicknamed "The Crossroads of the
World" and "The Great White Way," has achieved the status of an iconic world
landmark and is a symbol of New York City and the United States.
 Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the
oldest suspension bridges in the United
States. Completed in 1883, it connects
the New York City boroughs of
Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning
the East River. With a main span of
1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest
suspension bridge in the world from its
opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire
suspension bridge.
Originally referred to as the New York
and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed
the Brooklyn Bridge in a January 25, 1867
letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle, and formally so named by the city
government in 1915. Since its opening, it
has become an iconic part of the New York
skyline. It was designated a National
Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.
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