5 unexpected facts about the sights of new York

5 unexpected facts about the sights of new York

Without a doubt, all the new Yorkers, anyway, I heard about such sights like Central Park, the Public library or the Bronx Zoo. But only few know the secrets of these places. We have collected only a small fraction of the city’s secrets, as the city with such a history, there are still many mysteries waiting to be solved.

Fact # 1: the lions at the Public library of new York
Patience and perseverance (Patience and Fortitude), the famous African marble lions standing guard at the main entrance to the library, and could not become the darlings of the city. President Theodore Roosevelt saw in their place statues of Buffalo. However, most votes were still cast for the lions. They were introduced to the public in 1911 at the dedication of the library.

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Fact # 2: a hidden GPS in Central Park
Central Park is the most visited public Park in the whole country, and every self-respecting tourist simply must put there as a courtesy. The problem is that it’s incredibly easy to get lost in, given its size and a countless number of climbing tracks, handsome bridges, stunning gardens and even a beautiful lake. If something similar happens to you, and you will not be able to use the NAV in your phone, you can resort to the built-in navigation system Park. All you need to do is to go to one of 1,600 lights, where you will find the secret code, able to guide you in the right direction. The code consists of 4 digits. The first two digits indicate next to the lamp outside, and the second represent the West or the East (even numbers East; odd — West). Here is such a kind of GPS that will allow you to feel like a real spy.

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Fact # 3: the lights on the Empire State Building
Recently, for consideration of City Council received a bill aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the city. According to him, commercial buildings must limit the use of internal and external lights at night. Given the recent decisions of the President of the trump is unknown, enter the bill into force. But without it many of the skyscrapers of new Yorkand the Empire State Building in particular, for many years was shutting off the backlight not to save energy and to save the birds. The city lights go out at midnight during migration season, so birds don’t crash into the building. Birds are attracted to the bright lights of the city, but they do not see high-rise buildings of glass and concrete on its way. Believe it or not, but about 90 000 birds died during the last two migration seasons.

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Fact # 4: the fountain at the Bronx zoo
The Rockefeller fountain is a real jewel of the Bronx zoo. Every year hundreds of thousands of visitors admire the beautiful three-tiered marble fountain, decorated with sea horses, dolphins, caryatids, mermaids, tritons and swans. The masterpiece is the Italian sculptor Biagio Katella, who created the fountain in 1872 for the decoration of Piazza Cavour in Como, Italy. However, the Italians thought he was quite unattractive. He went to the dump, where he was doomed to live out their lives in oblivion. But in 1902, the fountain was discovered by William Rockefeller. He saved it, and then kindly donated the fountain to the zoo. In 1968 it made the list of the city’s attractions, proving that even Italians, who know a lot about art can sometimes be wrong.

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Fact # 5: the crypt under the Cathedral of St. Patrick
The Cathedral is one of the most recognizable buildings in the city. Its high spires and ornate façade has recently been restored to the delight of residents and tourists. But under all this splendor hiding creepy but beautiful cryptsmade of brick and cement, which are the final resting place of prominent Industrialists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, such as General Thomas Eckert, Pierre Toussaint and Countess Annie Leary. In addition, the archbishops of new York are buried in a crypt under the main altar of the temple. Their hats, called of Galero, hanging from the ceiling over their tombs.

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