Instant Cities: New York

New York › Places and landmarks

Statue of Liberty

The copper statue in the harbour, a gift from France, that greeted the ships of the immigrants.

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Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Liberty Enlightening the World, a gift from the people of France to the United States, was made by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, with an iron frame inside by Gustave Eiffel. It was shipped over in pieces and opened on its island in 1886. Its copper skin has turned green with age.

For the millions of immigrants who came to America by ship, the statue was the first thing they saw before they landed at Ellis Island next to it. It lies on Liberty Island in the harbour, south of Manhattan, outside the game’s map; ferries leave for it from Battery Park. Ride through New York in 3D ›

More in New York

Empire State BuildingThe Art Deco tower on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1970. Times SquareThe crossing of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, under walls of lit screens, at the heart of the Theater District. Chrysler BuildingThe Art Deco tower on 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, with a crown of steel arches and a needle on top. Grand Central TerminalThe great railway station on 42nd Street, with its hall under a ceiling of stars and its clock of opal. New York Public LibraryThe marble library on Fifth Avenue, guarded by the two stone lions Patience and Fortitude. Rockefeller CenterThe Art Deco towers between Fifth and Sixth Avenue, with the golden Prometheus, the skating rink and the Christmas tree. Bryant ParkThe green lawn behind the Public Library, with its plane trees, its green chairs and in winter its ice rink. St. Patrick’s CathedralThe Gothic cathedral of white marble on Fifth Avenue, facing Rockefeller Center. Macy’s Herald SquareOne of the largest department stores in the world, on 34th Street, where the Thanksgiving Day Parade ends. Central ParkThe great park in the middle of Manhattan, four kilometres long, just north of the game’s map. Yellow cabsThe yellow taxis of New York, which you hail from the kerb with a raised hand. New York pizzaThe big, thin pizza sold by the slice, to be folded in half and eaten on the street.