Archive for the 'Landmark' Category
Alcatraz - Where’s Nick Cage?
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Oakland Bay Bridge
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Fisherman’s Memorial
This was shown in the movie, Perfect Storm.
Read More..>>8-19-08: NYC (skyscraper series)
You can pretty much see the Empire State Building wherever you go.
Read More..>>7-14-08: Empire State Building at Sunset
The Empire State Building, taken from the Brooklyn Bridge during sunset. One of the highlights of our trip.
Read More..>>7-8-08: Grand Central Station, NY
The Grand Central Station in New York is the largest train station in the world. Underneath Grand Central Terminal, there are secret networks of underground tracks, steam-pipe tunnels, and storage areas. Hidden in these underground depths is a train platform with a secret entrance and an elevator straight up to the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
Read More..>>7-4-08: Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from France in 1886. She represents liberty and freedom from all oppressions. Often times, the Statue was the first glimpse by immigrants from Europe searching for a better life in America. Although a symbol of freedom, she is also a reminder that the United […]
Read More..>>7-3-08: Jefferson Memorial
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. was built in 1930-1943, but the bronze statue was not placed until 1947. Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. On the Southwest wall of the memorial is an excerpt from the Declaration, it reads: “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men […]
Read More..>>7-2-08: Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell is one of America’s prominent symbols for the revolution war. The Bell was used to summon the citizens of Philadelphia for the reading of the Declaration of Independence. The crack on the Bell was blamed on its voyage from London, where the Bell was casted, to Philadelphia.
Photographing the Liberty Bell was a […]
7-1-08: Washington Monument
The Washington Monument was built in honor of America’s first president, George Washington. Before becoming a president, Washington was a General in America’s army that fought against the Kingdom of British. After the war, some of his officers urged him to rule America the same way the King ruled England. He declined because he felt […]
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