Popularly known as the city that never sleeps, New York is currently one of the largest and most populous cities in the USA, and is also the place where the United Nations is located.
It has a very broad cultural mix, with approximately 37% residents coming from various parts of the world.
The city goes far beyond its famous tourist attractions such as the Statue of Liberty or Central Park, but what actually makes these places so fascinating to visit?
Today I'm going to tell you about 3 interesting facts about New York City that you didn't already know.
Central Park
A place not to be missed, with approximately 16m², a place where more than 250 scenes from films and series have been recorded.
In Central Park, a mosaic was created in honor of John Lennon, on which “imagine” is written, in honor of one of his main songs.
Soon after, you will have “Cleopatra's needle”, an original Egyptian obelisk measuring 21 meters high, weighing an average of 200 tons, made by the pharaoh Tutmosis III in 1450 BC
Two hundred years later, Pharaoh Ramses II placed several writings that talk about himself on the obelisk, which can be found on the East Side, 81st.
The Bethesda Pool is also another curious attraction in Central Park. Until 1942, there was no drinking water in the region, when a cholera epidemic was occurring.
During this period, the water reservoir was built, which no longer exists, and the fountain was created as a symbol of peace, purity, hope, health and the angel above the fountain represents pure water.
Statue of Liberty
Created by French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi, built from a crowdfunding campaign that began in France and then continued in the USA, where more than 120,000 donations gave the statue its pedestal.
The pedestal was built by an American architect on Bedloe Island, becoming known as Liberty Island in 1956, 70 years after the statue was installed.
The statue was supposed to be delivered in 1976, on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence, however, the work was only completed in 1886, with a delay of ten years.
For 16 years, the Statue of Liberty was the first lighthouse in the USA to operate on electricity, as it did not feel necessary, the country closed its operation in 1902.
big Apple
There is a suspicion that the origin of this nickname is linked to the horse races that took place in 1920, in which the winners received apples as a prize.
A journalist, upon hearing people calling the city Big Apple, published this nickname in the newspaper, which made the term popular, however, it was only in 1970 that the name began to be used as a way of attracting tourists to the city.
What would you like to know about New York City? Enjoy and leave it in the comments.
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