美国十大标志性建筑
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The Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than forty years, from pletion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower pleted in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building again became the tallest building in New York City and New York State. 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 mission, and confirmed by the New York City Board of Estimate.[3] 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.
(Grand Central Terminal),
纽约中央火车站位于美国曼哈顿中心,始建于1903年,1913年2月2日正式启用。纽约中央火车站是由美国铁路之王范德比尔特家族建造,是纽约著名的地标性建筑,也是一座公共艺术馆。它是世界上最大,美国最繁忙的火车站,同时它还是纽约铁路与地铁的交通中枢。
Rushmore拉什莫尔山
Mount Rushmore is a memorial to the birth, growth, preservation and development of the United States of America. Gutzon Borglum sculpted busts of Presidents e Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln high in the Black Hills to represent the first 150 years of American history.
The primary resource at Mount Rushmore is the granite sculpture itself, but also of interest is the Sculptor's Studio built under the direction of Sculptor Gutzon Borglum in 1939. Unique plaster models and tools related to the sculpting process are displayed in the studio.
4. The White House
For almost two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American
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