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and the Security Council, an extraterritorial status, which reinforced the city position as an international hub. Finally, we must mention the Empire State Building, which is considered (wrongly) as the tallest building in the world for more than 20 years. Since 2001, it’s the highest building of New York and still the third tallest building of the United States. The immigrants integration in the New York economic system became very important. In the first place, Chinatown, which is a famous neighborhood

are. But I disagree with Dutton, some conceptual productions will last at least as a testimony of our business oriented times. Some will also last because they reflect a part of the artistic genius of humankind as Khéops pyramid or the Empire State Building are example of the architectural genius of men. What makes a work of art goes through the ages is not beauty but the genius of the artist.

freedom of the United States ; The Brooklyn bridge which is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States ; The Empire State Building , following the tallest building in New York City.As a matter of fact the Twin Towers have been attact by terrorists on September the eleventh of 2001.They used to stand at Ground Zero.There have started the building of the mosque at Ground Zero.

inhabitants in New York. New York is the third state the richest in the country. Today, New York is known because it is a very big metropolis, this city is a cultural center. In New York there are 558 skyscrapers as the Empire state building, Bank of America Tower, New-York Times Building, 40 Wall Street, 60 Wall Street, Axa center, Times square Tower, HSBC Bank (...). In New York, we can visit lots of museums as American Museum of Natural History, American Museum of the Moving Image, Brooklyn Museum of Art

The Empire State Building is a Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street in the district of Midtown. Inaugurated on first May, 1931, it is three hundred and eighty one meters tall ( for hundred and forty three , with the aerial ) and has one hundred and two floors and seventy three elevators. His architects are Richmond Harold Schreve, William Lamb and Arthur Loomis Harmon. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from

villes américaines connaissent aussi de grands changements sur le plan architectural lors de ces années. Les villes sont de plus en plus populeuses, donc les immeubles sont désormais construits vers le haut. En 1928 et 1929, le Chrysler Building et le Empire State Building battent respectivement des records en ce qui concerne leur hauteur. Aussi, la prohibition amène l’essor du jazz. Ce genre de musique se développe dans des bars clandestins où s’installent les artistes. Les années 20 marquent l’âge

Rockwell ESPAGNOL Le Portrait de Dora Maar, tableau de P. Picasso El Arbol De La Esperanza, peinture de Frida Khalo LATIN L’Ara Pacis, autel sculpté La statue d’Auguste de Prima Porta, sculpture TECHNOLOGIE Chrysler Building, gratte-ciel de Van Allen & Empire State Building, gratte-ciel de W. F. Lamb L’Institut du Monde Arabe, bâtiment de J. Nouvel Thématique Lien commun Domaine artistique Art, État, Pouvoir. La guerre Arts du visuel Arts du son Arts, Espace, Temps Art

dont la notoriété est parfois universelle. On peut citer l'Empire State Building, sans doute le building le plus célèbre au monde. Le tourisme tient une place importante dans la ville de New York où on trouve des centaines de lieux à visiter et d'endroits pour se divertir. Parmi les lieux de la ville qui accueillent le plus de touristes, on trouve Times Square, Wall Street, la statue de la Liberté, l’Empire State Building ou encore Central Park. Un autre lieu également fréquenté, mais un peu plus

d’études N°5 : : LES TOURS, un défi architectural TOUTES LES 3èmes (Attention mal numéroté sur la fiche recherche personnelle. A rectifier . Fiche faite avec Mme Limelette en Arts plastiques sur l’Empire state building, (autres tours en cours) Apport : anglais : Rockefeller center et empire state building (fait ) voir attentat du 1 septembre sur le world trade center (à faire) Espagnol : dans Blacksad a été évoquée la volonté de dominer par les tours + recherche personnelle L’élève devra expliquer pourquoi

period must be over the 19th or 20th century. In fact, the key is when the narrator describes Manhattan as “_____” (of trees) and not forests of skyscrapers. We know that the first high-rises were built around the 1880s and that the Empire State Building, made of iron concrete and comprising more than 100 stories, was completed in 1910. So we can circumvent the time as the early 20th century (= the ______ ___ the 20th century). At the time, Ellis Island had a crucial role as far as immigration