WRITING 2º ESO

Madrid

Madrid is the capital CITYof Spain, there are MANY people living here. THE most popular monuments are:

Cibeles fountain: Cibeles fountain is in Cibeles ROUND SQUARE, near Buenavista palace. Cibeles fountain was builT in 1782.

It´s big, beautifull and very important.

Puerta de Alcalá/Alcala GATE

                                                                                                                                                                       

Alcala GATE is very big. IT Was builT when Margarita                                                               

Entered in Madrid. Many people visit the monument

Becouse IT is very beautifull.

 

 

Madrid is a fantastic city becAuse there are many things to do, many monuments to visit and a football team, Real Madrid.

PARIS

Paris is the capital of France. Paris is today the third langest city in Europe with a population of 11,836,970 inhabitants.The city is very visit of tourists. 26 million tourists visit Paris every year. Paris has got many monuments for you to visit.Some monuments are:

EIFFEL TOWER:

 The tower has got 300 metres.Its iron structure was designed by Gustave Eiffel.

PHANTEON:

The Phanteon of París was the first monument of the city.its construction was previous to the Arc of Triomphes and Eiffel Tower,it is the first place from where you can look at París.

ARC TRIOMPHES:

The Arc triomphes is next to the Eiffel Tower,it is very representative of Paris.

THE INVALIDS:

The National Palace, The Invalids was built in  XVII century as a residence for soldiers. Naoleon's Mausoleo is now place there.

BRAZIL

Brazil is a great industrial power as well as sports

 

-The capital city is Brasilia but the most important city is Rio do Janeiro

 

CRISTO REDENTOR

 

-The statue of Cristo Redentor, or Christ of Corcovado is a 30-meter image of Jesus of Nazareth with open arms facing the city and port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located 709 meters above sea level in the Tijuca National Park, on top of Corcovado Mountain.

It was inaugurated on October 12, 1931, after about five years of work.

 

 

 

SALVADOR DE BAHIA 

-This is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating cities in Brazil, not only for its colonial past, but for its beautiful beaches and surrounding villages, where time seems to have stopped.

torre de pisa

The Tower of Pisa.

Pisa tower is an incredible place and very nice.

This place is in Italy and It has many large bussineses,pizzerias and shopsouvenirs.

In this beautifull place there are several important monuments like famous Piazza dei Miracoli.

Declared world heritage site, and the pulpit by Giovanni Pisano.

Steps in many places of interes such as:

Piazza dei Cavalieri, the church of Santa Maria della Spina, the Wall Todomundo, della’opera the Duomo Museum, and many other places.                                                                                                                                                            Here are some pictures:

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Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy. Rome has 2.765.230 inhabitans.

In Rome you can visit: the Roman Coliseum, the Vatican City...

The Roman Coliseum: is an amphitheatre of the Roman Empire,the Roman Colusium is one of the most famous monuments of Rome. It was constructed in 70-72 d.c. It can fit 50.000 spectators.

 

 

The Vatican City: It occupies 440.000 m2 and is the smallest State of the world.

In Italy also we can visit Venece, Florence, Pisa...

In Pisa we can see the Tower of Pisa: it is the belfry of the Cathedral of Pisa. It was constructed in 1173 and his height is 55,7 meters and weigh 14.700 tons.

 

 

 

                                 NEW YORK

  New York is de most populous city in the United Stated,and the center of the new york metropolitan area,whichs one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.A leading global city,new york exerts a powerful influence over global comerce Finance,media,calture,art,fashion,research,education,and entertaiment.As hortof the United Nations headquaters,it is also and in portant center for in international affairs.

new york

 

The place to go to is New York I want to go and see the Statue of Liberty.New York is the most popoular city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. New York City is located in the Northeastern of the United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston .The location at the mouth of the Hudson River, which feeds into a naturally sheltered harbor and then into the Atlantic Ocean, has helped the city grow in significance as a trading city. Much of New York is built on the three islands of Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island, making land scarce and encouraging a high population density.

New York has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide     range of styles and from distinct time periods from the saltbox style Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House in Brooklyn, the oldest section of which dates to 1656, to the modern Freedom Tower, the modern skyscraper currently under construction at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.Manhattan’s skyline with its many skyscrapers is universally recognized, and the city has Art Deco been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world.The  style of the Chrysler Building (1930) and Empire State Building (1931), with their tapered tops and steel spires, reflected the zoning requirements.

 

Statue of Liberty National Monument is a national monument comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island in New York Harbor. It includes the,Statue of Liberty situated on Liberty Island, and the former immigration depot on Ellis Island. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in 1886. The immigration station at Ellis Island opened in 1892 and closed in 1954.President Calvin Coolidge used his authority under the Antiquities Act to declare the statue a national monument in 1924. In 1937, by proclamation 2250, President Franklin D.Roosevelt  expanded the monument to include all of Bedloe’s Island, and in 1956, an act of Congress officially renamed it Liberty Island. Ellis Island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument by proclamation of President Lyndon Johnson in 1965.

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and as the East River Bridge.

PARIS

The place is Paris (France) Where it is located north of the Iberian Peninsula.

Facts  about the place Its capital is Paris Tower Stands much Eiffel  is quite high and big city.

The Eiffel tower in Paris Stands is quite high and hasmank plants in plant there are bars and  le sure thingd

 

 

Liverpool

Liverpool is a place that I want visit. It is a metropolitan town of Ingland, Liverpool has  got 454.654 inhabitants. 
I like this place because it is big and nice although Liverpool team is awful. It is a town with important monuments like the Anglican Cathedral
In my opinion, if I can, this summer I will go to Liverpool.

Central Park

                Central Park                                   

             

Central Park  is a park in Manhattan , New York in the U.S.A and it´s afantastic park!

Central Park has got 32.000.000 square feet.

Central  Park has got 21 playgrounds, 30 tennis courts, two ice rinks and a swimming pool . Central Park has got one carousel .

  There is a famous horse cart  in Central Park . 

Tourists  can know the park by horse carriage

Central Park has  got six lakes

And the New Yorkers like going runing in Central Park.

Do you like music ?

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra gives a concert every summer outdoor.

London

London is the capital of the U.K. It is near Greenwich. In London there are many interesting places to visit.

London Eye: also called Milleniun Whell was finished in 1999. It is 135 metres hight. London Eye is the biggest wheel in England.

 

National Gallery: Is the main museum of London, it is in the north part of Trafalgar Square. It was founded in 1824.

Buckingham Palace:Is the official resident of the queen and her husband. Symbolizes the British monarchy.

 

Big Ben: Is the name of the biggest bell of the tower or the clock. It was built in 1858.

 

London Bridge: This bridge crosses the river Thames. It is between the City of London and Southwark.