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Chicago, America's most
important haulage centre
МБОУ СОШ №3
г.Моздок ,РСО- Алания
учитель английского
языка
Чинаева Раиса Сергеевна
2017
Chicago
Country : United States
Currency : US Dollar (USD)
Language : English
Population
City: 2 722 398 (2014)
Metro: 9 554 598 (2014)
Time
Zone: Central Standard
Time (CST)
Chicago.
There is a huge city in the
northeastern part of the USA
near Lake Michigan.
Chicago is the third-largest city
in the United States and one of
the country's leading industrial,
commercial, financial and
transport centres. It extends
some 47 km along the
southwestern shore of Lake
Michigan, occupying flatland
traversed by two short rivers:
the Chicago River and the
Calumet River.
Chicago is America's most
important haulage centre and is
a significant port for both
domestic and international
trade. Great Lakes freighters
and river barges deliver such
commodities as iron ore, coal,
chemicals, oil and grain.
Lake Point Tower
Lake Point Tower is one of
Chicago's unique skyscrapers.
Its distinct shape and location
make it a remarkable
landmark. Its design was
futuristic at the time and even
today the 1960s tower still
looks modern.
Michigan Avenue
Bridge
First opened to traffic in 1920,
the beautiful Michigan Avenue
Bridge connects Chicago's
north and south and
accommodates thousands of
cars and foot passengers each
day.
John Hancock Center
Known locally as 'Big John', the
John Hancock Center is one of
the Chicagoans' favorite
skyscrapers. The one hundred
story building, completed in
1969, has a remarkable design,
with huge X-braces serving
both a structural and a visual
purpose.
Field Museum of Natural
History
Chicago's Field Museum is
considered one of the finest
natural history museums in the
U.S. It even gained national
acclaim when Steven Spielberg
made it the home base for the
esteemed archaeologist in his
Indiana Jones movies.
Marina City
Marina City is a complex of two
cylindrical towers near
the Chicago River. Due to their
unique shape, the towers are
locally known as the 'corn
cobs'.
The Tribune Tower
The Tribune Tower is a neo-
Gothic skyscraper located at a
prominent site near
the Michigan Avenue Bridge in
Chicago.
Millennium Park
Built on a site that was
controlled by the Illinois
Central Railroad for almost 150
years, Millennium Park is seen
by many Chicagoans as the
crowning glory of their city. The
24.5 acre (10 ha) Millennium
Park is a magnificent modern
park with state of the art
facilities, unique public artwork
and beautiful gardens.
Chicago Theatre
Built in 1921 during the Golden
Age of entertainment, the
Chicago Theatre was the first
of its kind and paved the way
for many other marvelous
theaters that came after it.
Grant Park seen
from Shedd
Aquarium
Grant Park is Chicago's
principal downtown park. It
is located between
Michigan Avenue and Lake
Michigan. Buckingham
Fountain, one of the most
famous monuments in
Chicago, occupies a
prominent site at the
center of the park.
The Museum of
Science and
Industry
The Museum of Science and
Industry is one of the most
popular museums in the United
States. It covers diverse areas
like energy, the environment,
the human body, space
exploration and transportation.
It is located in the South Side,
not far from the University of
Chicago.
City Hall
Chicago's city hall takes up
one half of a monumental
early 20th century
structure that occupies a
whole city block in the
city's central Loop district.
The other half of the
building houses
administrative offices of
Cook County.
Art Institute of
Chicago
From the famous bronze
lions that grace its elegant
exterior to the centuries of
artwork that hang on the
walls of this expansive
gallery, the is a Chicago
gem - inside and out.
The Sears tower
At the time the Sears tower
was constructed in 1974, it
was the world's tallest
building, eclipsing New
York's twin-towered World
Trade Center by 25 meters
(83 ft). It would keep the
title of tallest building in
the world until the
Petronas twin towers in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
were constructed in 1997.
Prairie Avenue
The area known as the Prairie
Avenue Historic District was
once “the” place to live in
Chicago, home to some of the
city's richest inhabitants. A
number of their grand
residences survived
demolition.
Использованные источники:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
• http://www.aviewoncities.com
• alleng.ru
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