1、The Survey of AmericaChapter IV The Main Cities I. Washington, D.C Washington, D.C., city and district, capital of the United States of America. The city of Washington has the same boundaries as the District of Columbia (D.C.), a federal territory established in 1790 as the site of the new nations p
2、ermanent capital. Named after the first U.S. president George Washington, the city has served since 1800 as the seat of federal government. It is also the heart of a dynamic metropolitan region. During the 20th century, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area grew rapidly as the responsibilities of
3、national government increased, both at home and throughout the world.1. Jefferson Memorial To honor the man who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence ,the nations third president, and the first U.S. Secretary of State.Builders laid the cornerstone for the United States Capitol in 1
4、793, and the building has been the seat of the countrys Senate and the House of Representatives since 1800. Since its original construction, the Capitol building has been expanded to more than twice its original size. The Rotunda stands 66 m (180 ft) high and is the symbolic center of both Capitol H
5、ill and Washington, D.C. 2. Capitol HillMeeting place of the US congress and one of the nations most f a m i l i a r landmarks3.The White House, in Washington, D.C.is the official presidential residence located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The White House contains 132 rooms, but only 7 of these are
6、open to public tours.The White House gardens are on the south side of the mansion. Official ceremonies and receptions are sometimes held in the Rose Garden, and presidents address members of the press here, as did Bill Clinton in 1993, shown here. II. New York City The 5 boroughs: 1: Manhattan, 2: B
7、rooklyn, 3: Queens, 4: Bronx, 5: Staten IslandNew York City is the largest city in the United States and one of the worlds major global cities. Located in the state of New York, the city has a population of over 8.1 million within an area of 321 square miles (approximately 830 km)., making it the mo
8、st densely populated city in North America.Skyscrapers dominate midtown Manhattan, a borough of New York City. New York City is the most populous city in the United States, as well as a financial, commercial, and cultural center. World Trade Center was once the tallest building in the U.S.and the wo
9、rld.Its comprised of 2buildings,twin structure, each rising 110stories above the citys streetsA fireball erupts from the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City after a hijacked passenger jet crashed into it on September 11, 2001. Another hijacked jet had crashed into the north tower
10、about 15 minutes earlier. Both of the 110-story skyscrapers soon collapsed completely. Hijackers crashed a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania. The terrorist attacks, which killed about 3,000 people, were the deadliest in United S
11、tates history.Built in 1931, the Empire State Building in New York City, New York, stands 381 m (1250 ft) high. The construction of the worlds tallest skyscraper was planned by American politician Alfred Smith. United Nations HeadquartersLandmark building of the UN, alongside the East River in New Y
12、ork City. The tall Secretariat Building and white General Assembly Building are two of three main structures that make up the UN .The billboard of the Winter Garden Theater on the Avenue of the Americas in New York City advertises the Broadway show Cats, which began its record-breaking New York run
13、in 1982.Time SquareTime SquareIn 1792 two dozen men met beneath a sycamore tree to write the rules to govern securities trading. The meeting , which took place where Wall Street is located today, was the beginning of the New York Stock Exchange, the largest securities exchange in the world. The Stat
14、ue of Liberty (formal title: Liberty Enlightening the World) is a colossal statue located at Liberty Island, New York City. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. French sculptor Frdric Auguste Bart
15、holdi designed the statue, and engineer Gustave Eiffel made the structure. The statue is covered in copper, and it was dedicated on October 28, 1886.III Chicago ： an inland hub Sprouting from the Illinois prairie, Chicago is a city of blue-collar workers. Its location on the southwest shore of Lake
16、Michigan makes it an inland trade hub. Chicago blues and jazz The Sears Tower is amongst the worlds tallest buildings - Chicago, Illinois110storeys,443m highObservation deck Koko Taylor got her start sitting in with some of the greats of Chicago blues during the 1950s, including Muddy Waters and How
17、lin Wolf. Taylor developed a distinctive rough vocal style and had a huge hit in 1966 with Willie Dixons “Wang Dang Doodle.” Her long career and many awards earned her the title, “the Queen of the Blues.”IV. Los Angeles the second largest city The center of a huge southern California megalopolis alo
18、ng the Pacific ocean. The Los Angeles metropolitan area acts as a center for the motion picture, radio and television broadcasting, and music recording industries. Many large corporations and financial institutions also use Los Angeles as their headquarters.Hollywood is a suburb of Los Angeles in th
19、e state of California in the United States, and has been the heart of the American film industry for over a hundred years. It originally started as a small town until the 1900s when movie makers from New York City moved there to escape the wrath and monopoly of Thomas Edisons movie company industry
20、in New York. Since then it has boomed into the cinematic heart of the United States, and has been the home and workplace of actors, directors and singers that range from small and independent to world famous. V.Philadelphia the city with historical spots Was the largest of the American cities in col
21、onial days and played a important role during the Revolution as the seat of the Continental Congress. Its architecture ranges from skyscrapers to historical buildings dating to colonial times. Skyscrapers began to be added to the skyline of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the late 1980s. This view of
22、 the city from across the Delaware River shows the historic area of City Hall against a backdrop of modern high-rise buildings.VI.Detroit - the motor city,is located on the Detroit River between Lake Huron and Lake Erie Detroit and the surrounding region constitute a manufacturing powerhouse, most n
23、otably as home to the Big Three automobile companies, General Motors, Ford, and ChryslerThe automobile The automobile industry has been industry has been important to the important to the economy of Detroit economy of Detroit since the early 1900s. since the early 1900s. The city is the The city is
24、the foremost automobile foremost automobile manufacturing manufacturing center in the world, center in the world, a fact which has a fact which has earned Detroit the earned Detroit the nickname nickname The Motor The Motor CityCity. Shown here, . Shown here, cars are assembled cars are assembled in
25、 one of Detroits in one of Detroits many auto plants.many auto plants.VII.Houston- the space city Houston received the official nickname of Space City in 1967 because it is home to NASAs Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center,which is the only place on earth where guests can embark on an out-of-this-world j
26、ourney through human adventures in spaceVIII.San Francisco A cosmopolitan city filled with immigrants and their descendants.Chinatown is home to one of the largest communities of Chinese outside Asia.Golden Gate Bridge: 1,280 meters long and ranks as one of the worlds longest. It connects San Francisco to Mari to the north. IX. Pittsburgh: Situated on the upper part of the Ohio River, is the iron and steel city
