Monday, June 27, 2011

The Madison Square Garden


The Madison Square Garden is one of the most famous landmarks in the city of New York and was built in the year 1968. 


The multipurpose indoor arena is home to the New York Rangers as well as other sporting teams like the New York Knicks. It is also a venue for musical concerts, boxing matches and WWE wrestling events. The arena is also featured in many television programs and movie films.


The Madison Square Garden has about 20,000 seats arranged in 6 levels.


The arena is currently under a series of renovations. It is currently in the second phase of renovation costing $850 million.


The $776 million Madison Square Garden is operated by the Madison Square Garden Inc. It is located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Manhattan.

Monday, June 13, 2011

The Empire State Building


The Empire State Building was built in 1930 and is one of the best known landmarks in the city of New York. The 102-story building was the tallest building in the city from 1930 to 1970, when it was replaced by the World Trade Center.


It is now the 15th tallest building in the world and is the third in America. It was named after the nickname "Empire State" that the state of New York was given in the early 20th century.


One of the most interesting events to take place in the building is the annual Empire State Building Run-Up where runners race up the steps of the building to the 86th floor observation deck. It is also used as a media broadcast station for a few of the city's radio stations.