THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The flag of the United States of America

The map of the United States of America

The eagle – the symbol of America

The United States of America

We are going to visit somebeautiful places in America:Washington DC, the

capital;New York;Los Angeles.

The national flag of the United States of America (or the American flag) consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union.

WASHINGTON DC Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as

Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a federal district to become the national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution. The District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. It was formed from land along the Potomac River donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was returned by Congress in 1846.

Washington, D.C., had an estimated population of 617,996 in 2011. The city was the 24th most populous place in the United States as of 2010.

The District is governed by a locally elected mayor and 13-member city council. However, the United States Congress has supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws.

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States.

Lincoln Memorial

Sights from the capital

New York

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment.

The Statue of Liberty

It was actually given to the United States as a gift from France in honor of the Centennial of American Independence. The Lady of Liberty was shipped overseas to New York in 350 pieces and it took four months to put her together! The Statue of Liberty has towered above the New York Harbor since 1886 and was designated as an American National Monument in 1924. Lady Liberty truly is statuesque - she weighs 450,000 pounds (225 tones) and stands 151 feet (93 m)tall.

New York City Hall is the oldest City Hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions.

Columbia University's Low Memorial Library

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, one of the world’s longest suspension bridges, connects Brooklyn and Staten Island across The Narrows.

Midtown Manhattan

The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building, built in Art Deco style.

Lower Manhattan

Central Park, New York

Central Park is the most visited city park in the United States. Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in

New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on 843 acres (3.41 km2) of city-owned land.

Times Square, New York

Times Square has the highest

annual attendance rate

of any tourist attraction in the

US

"The Crossroads of the World"

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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium are two of the newer attractions on the redeveloped 42nd Street.

The Times Square Ball in 2007

View of the northern part of Times Square, with the Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel (Two Times Square) in the center.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state of California, and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City

Downtown Los Angeles, Venice, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Sign

The Town Hall

Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA", though during the summer it is often advertised as "The Coolest Place in LA." It was initially created to offer tours of the real Universal Studios soundstages and sets. It is the first of many full-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks located across the world. Woody Woodpecker is the mascot for Universal Studios Hollywood.

Disneyland

Known as Disneyland when it opened on July 18, 1955, and still almost universally referred to by that name, it is the only theme park to be designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. In 1998, the theme park was re-branded Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the larger Disneyland Resort complex.

Born: Walter Elias Disney, December 5, 1901, Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died: December 15, 1966 (aged 65), Burbank, California, U.S. Occupation: Film producer,, Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, formerly known as Walt Disney Productions Activity: 1920–1966

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