F amous A merican C ities ETRC Seminar, Jan. 28, 2009 Presenter: Irina Kuzminykh, SPU “Ion Creanga”, Chisinau

Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable landmarks.

1600 Pennsylvania Ave.: White House Approximately 6,000 people visit the White House each day (5 rooms). Other names for the White House have been the " Presidential Palace ," "Executive Mansion," and the "President's House.“ 1812 (US+Br) – 1814 (invaded, burnt) – painted white Contest – James Hoban 2 nd president – John Adams and his wife

Capitol Building 540 rooms: Restaurants; Kitshens; Barber shop; Post offices; Prayer room; Paintings and works of art Visitors Underground train Statue on top – Goddess of Freedom

Washington Monument, 1884 The Washington Monument is the tallest stone structure in the world. (555 feet = 169.09 m) Spring – Cherry blossoms 1912 – 3.000 cherry trees

(32) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial 1933 - 1945 Divided into four outdoor rooms, each represents one of FDR's terms in office. One of the memorial's statues depicts Fala, FDR's faithful Scottish terrier.

A Depression Breadline

Listening to a Fireside Chat

Recipients of Social Security

In The Wheelchair

Lincoln Memorial, 1917 Inspired by designs of Greek temples -36 columns The statue of Lincoln was carved from 28 blocks of white Georgia marble.

Jefferson Memorial, 1938 - 1943 The 19-foot-tall bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson weighs five tons. Brainchild of FDR

Albert Einstein Memorial, APR 22, 1979 Albert Einstein was named "Person of the Century" by Time magazine in 1999. In the statue's left hand is a piece of paper showing three significant mathematical equations : eV = hv - A (photoelectric effect) Rµv - ½µvR = kTµv (theory of general relativity ) E = mc² (equivalence of energy and matter)

Smithsonian Institute The Smithsonian Institute, also called "the nation's attic," is the largest museum in the world. It is vast, comprising 17 museums and the National Zoo in DC , and two museums in New York City . officially founded in 1846, with the first museum opening that year. Pictured is "The Castle," the first building of the institute and now the Smithsonian Information Center.

The City of New York is the largest city in the United States, and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable landmarks.

The City of New York is the largest city in the United States, and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable landmarks.

New York City has the highest cost of living of any US city and is the 22 nd most expensive city in the world New York City is the most densely populated US city and has quite a low crime rate considering the size of the population.

New York City has a very effective transportation system with a comprehensive subway system that runs 24 hours and has hundreds of stations located across the city. As a result of this, many people within the city do not own a car.

New York City is broken down into 5 boroughs : Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

Statue of Liberty since 1886 Designed by sculptor Frederick-Auguste Barthrodi

Central Park Covering 843 acres, Central Park is the heart of Manhattan Island. It extends from Central Park West to Fifth Avenue, and 59th to 110th Streets. Lawns, woodlands, and seven bodies of water are scattered throughout the park. Approximately 25 million visitors enjoy Central Park each year. The first landscape public park in the USA, was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted . It opened in 1873.

Empire State Building There are 1,860 steps from the first floor of the Empire State Building to the 102 nd . With destruction of WTC in 2001 regained its place as the tallest building in NY

Chrysler Building The Chrysler Buidling was the world's tallest building for a few months before its neighbor, the Empire State Building, surpassed it in 1931.

Grand Central Terminal A busy commuter hub, connects train, subway and pedestrian traffic. More than 125 000 commuters pass through the terminal each day, twice that number come to shop in its stores and eat in its restaurants and admire the building’s architecture. Feb 02, 2013

Wall Street If capitalism is a giant beast, then Wall Street is definitely its heart. "Wall Street" is synonymous with U.S. financial interests. Wall Street got its name from the wall that was erected as the northern boundary of the Dutch settlement called New Amsterdam. Dutch settlers built it in 1653 for protection against attack, but just 11 years later, the English overtook both the colony and the wall. 1664, they renamed NA in New York. CHARGING BULL – the symbol of aggressive financial optimism and prosperity.

Boston Boston is known as "the Walking City" because it has the highest percentage of pedestrian commuters.

Boston is known as "the Walking City" because it has the highest percentage of pedestrian commuters.

What is Boston’s nickname? Bo - To University City Bean Town Checking Listening

What is Boston’s nickname?

Bo - To

University City

Bean Town

What is it well – known for? History Weather Nightlife Checking Listening

What is it well – known for?

History

Weather

Nightlife

John Hancock Tower The total amount of glass on the John Hancock Tower covers 13 acres.

Museum of Fine Arts The Museum of Fine Arts opened a sister museum in Nagoya, Japan, in 1999.

New England Aquarium It takes divers nearly 500 hours a month to feed all the creatures in the saltwater tank.

Fenway Park No player has ever hit a home run over the right-field roof of Fenway Park.

Bunker Hill Monument The ten acres of land that surround the battlefield were sold between 1838 and 1843 to finance the completion of the monument.

Knife and a fork bottle and a cork that is the way you spell New York . Chicken in the car and the car can go, that is the way you spell _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Chicago's nickname, the Windy City, may have been coined by politicians from Springfield, Illinois, when describing Chicago's politicians as "windbags" due to their long-winded speeches. The name Chicago comes from a Native American term, Checagou , believed to refer to a wild onion that grew abundantly along the swampy shores of Lake Michigan.

Chicago now boasts more top-rated five star restaurants that any other city in the US and has been voted by various publications as one of the “Top 10 US Destinations” , one of the “Best Walking Cities” in the US, and one of the “10 Best Places to Live”.

a major Great Lakes port, is the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural hub of the Midwest. The most populous in Illinois with a population of about 3 million, is known for its architecture.

1871 – Great Chicago Fire Barn of O’Leary family Raged for 3 days, consumed much of the city, 300 people died, 100 000 people lost their homes. Steel-frame construction that led to the invention of the skyscraper - first such structure, the 10-storey Home Insurance Building , was erected in 1885. Shaped the future of the city

Barn of O’Leary family

Raged for 3 days, consumed much of the city, 300 people died, 100 000 people lost their homes.

Steel-frame construction that led to the invention of the skyscraper - first such structure, the 10-storey Home Insurance Building , was erected in 1885.

Shaped the future of the city

Sears Tower, 1973 Is 110 stories high Chicago’s tallest building It held the record as the world’s tallest building from 1974 until 1998

Is 110 stories high

Chicago’s tallest building

It held the record as the world’s tallest building from 1974 until 1998

Buckingham Fountain The Buckingham Fountain was the starting point of Route 66, a major highway system that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles, California.

333 Wacker Drive

San Francisco is the fourth most popular city in the US for tourists. San Francisco has wet winters and dry summers. Temperature rarely goes below 10° C in the winter and rarely goes above 25° C.

San Francisco is located in northern California on the west coast.

San Francisco is the second most densely populated city

San Francisco is known for it’s rolling hill and has roughly 50 hills within city limits. Like many other cities in California, San Francisco experiences occasional earthquakes due to its position on the fault line.

San Francisco has an excellent public transportation system. The cost of living in San Francisco is exceptionally high in comparison to other US cities.

San Francisco is known for its “liberal” and accepting attitude.

City Hall Its dome is almost a foot taller than the Capitol building in Washington D.C.

Transamerica The pyramid is covered with crushed quartz, contributing to the building's gleaming white façade.

Golden Gate Bridge Although the bridge appears to be red, it is actually an orange color called "International Orange." The color was chosen to enhance its visibility in the fog.

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge The San Francisco Bay Bridge is the longest high-level, steel bridge in the world.

Fort Point Although it has never seen battle, Fort Point was intended as a naval base to protect northern California against foreign attacks.

Coit Tower Twenty-six artists, who were funded by the New Deal federal employment program, painted fresco style murals inside the tower.

Alcatraz In addition to serving as a federal prison, Alcatraz has also been a Civil War fort, a bird sanctuary, and the location where the American Indian Red Power movement began.

The Rock (1996) Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Murder in the First (1994) Top Alcatraz Movies