Statue of Liberty: the history of the American symbol

For us, Paris is inextricably linked with the Eiffel Tower, Berlin with the Brandenburg Gate, Moscow with the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower, and London with Big Ben. Once in these cities, we immediately look around: where are these so important for...

133 a year ago the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York: the story of the unofficial symbol of the USA

On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor after a long voyage across the Atlantic in 350 separate pieces. It was a gift to the United States from France as a token of friendship between the two countries. Since then, this monument has won ...

Personal experience: how to get to the Statue of Liberty

We think about the USA - we imagine the Statue of Liberty, we think about the Statue of Liberty - we imagine the USA. We kept postponing this trip until better times, but in the end “better times” happened spontaneously: “Let’s sail to Freedom and see!” By the way, now is a good time from the point...

Where in New York thrill-seekers can legitimately take selfies

There are plenty of thrill-seekers in New York. Many of them, breaking the law, end up in crime reports. So, last weekend, police arrested two young people who were trying to take a picture against the background of the city, climbing onto a beam of the Brooklyn Bridge. Writes about this nypost.com. Forumdaily ...

Six Reasons to Visit New Jersey - The Garden State and Aquarium

State of New Jersey - like each of the 50 US states has its own characteristics and many places worth visiting when you come here. It is called the “state of gardens and vegetable gardens”: there are many small farms here, and local tomatoes are well-known. And he…

A man with a jetpack circled the Statue of Liberty in New York. VIDEO

In New York, the first official flight of a jetpack, the so-called jetpack, was carried out with a man as a pilot. Flying around the Statue of Liberty has been approved by the US Federal Administration and the Coast Guard. In the jetpack model JB-9, the lift is provided by a pair of turbojets ...

A man who has attacked the Statue of Liberty is arrested

US police arrested a suspect in an attempt to blow up the Statue of Liberty in New York in April this year. A police spokesman said suspect Jason Smith was tracked down from a call he made from his tablet computer. He was arrested in Texas and has already stated that ...

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