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History of Manhattan. История Манхэттена

The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle Manhattan. To protect themselves from attacks, they built a sturdy wooden wall. Although it is now long gone, this wall gave its name to a street in Lower Manhattan and the street, in turn, became synonymous with American capitalism. The street, of course, is Wall Street. The New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange are both located in the Wall Street area. So there are many stock brokers, investment and other banks, as well as headquarters of many large corporations.

To escape the commotion of Wall Street you can visit the nearby South Street Seaport, an open area of low buildings on the East River. In addition to many shops and restaraunts, the seaport has a museum. Two good ways to get the larger picture of New York are to circle it around on a boat or to hover over it in helicopter.

As every American schoolchild knows, the Dutch bought Manhattan from the Indians, for the ridiculously low price of 24 dollars worth of beads and trinkets. There is, however, another, less known side of this: evidently, the Indians who had sold Manhattan did not themselves live there or in any sense own it. Both the Dutch and the Indians were pleased with the deal.

История Манхэттена

Голландцы были первыми европейцами, которые поселились на Манхэттене. Чтобы защитить себя от нападений, они построили крепкую деревянную стену. Хотя ее уже давно нет, эта стена дала название улице в Нижнем Манхэттене и эта улица, в свою очередь, стала синонимом американского капитализма. Этой улицей, конечно, является Уолл-стрит. Нью-Йоркская фондовая биржа и Американская фондовая биржа расположены в районе Уолл-стрит. Там много фондовых брокеров, инвестиционных и других банков, а также штаб-квартиры многих крупных корпораций.

Чтобы избежать волнений Уолл-стрит, вы можете посетить близлежащий морской порт Саут-стрит, это открытая область низких зданий на Ист-Ривер. Кроме многочисленных магазинов и ресторанов, морской порт имеет музей. Есть два хороших способов получить более широкую картину Нью-Йорка: исследовать его вокруг на лодке или парить над ним на вертолете.

Каждый американский школьник знает, что голландцы купили Манхэттен у индейцев, по смехотворно низкой цене: 24 доллара, бусы и безделушки. Существует, однако, и другая, менее известная сторона этого: очевидно, индейцы, которые продали Манхэттен сами не жили там и не были в каком-то смысле его владельцами. Хотя и голландцы и индейцы были довольны сделкой.


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