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| New York |
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th most extensive, the 3rd most populous. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102 story skyscraper located in midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34 street. It has a roof height of 1250 feet (381 meters), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1454 ft with 443.2 meter height.It name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State. It stood as the world tallest building for 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972.
Times Square, New York City
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| Times Square of New York City |
At the end of the 19th century, New York City had expanded up to 42nd street and the area was becoming the center of the city's social scene. In 1904, the New York Times built the Times Tower on 43rd street just off Broadway to replace its downtown premises. The square in front of the building was called Longacre square, but was soon renamed Times Square. The name is now used for the area between 40th and 53rd street and 6th and 9th avenue.
Today Times Square is a constantly buzzing tourist magnet; the square is even one of the most visited places in the world.
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| Public area of Time Square of New York City |
For most of its existence Times Square wasn't much more than a large
traffic intersection, but it is now being redeveloped into a
pedestrian-friendly square with large car-free plazas replacing much of
the asphalt. The redevelopment project - dubbed Times Square
Transformation - started in 2012 and is expected to be completed in
2016.
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| Entertainment at Times Square |
Many people come to Times Square for the ambiance and the billboards
spectacle, but there are also many restaurants and shops - well over
100 - in the area including some crowd-pullers such as the Disney Store
and a large Toys"R"Us. But Times Square is best known for its
entertainment, and plenty of visitors come here to attend a Broadway
show. Times Square is also home to MTV's headquarters and ABC's 'Good
Morning America' is broadcast in front of a live audience from its
office at 44th and Broadway.
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| Paramount Building and Visitor Center |
The most famous building at the square is undoubtedly the iconic
Paramount Building. The building was home to the Paramount theater where
stars such as Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra performed in
their heyday. Unfortunately the theater was demolished and the Paramount
building is now merely an office tower. Another former theater, the
Embassy Theater, is now the home of Times Square's own visitors center.
Here you can get information about events and Broadway shows. There's
also a small museum that tells the history of Times Square.
Retrieved from:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York
3. http://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/timessquare.htm
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