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The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick's Cathedral) is a Decorated Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City . It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York as well as parish church , located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in Midtown Manhattan , directly across the street from Rockefeller Center , facing the Atlas statue and the International Building . It is considered one of the most visible symbols of Roman Catholicism in New York City and the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_(Manhattan)

The 47-foot MLB is the standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The 47′ MLB is the successor to the 44′ MLB . At Station Chatham where the new 47-foot boat would draw too much to get over the bar, the 42-foot Near Shore Lifeboat was designed to replace the 44' MLB.  The 47′ MLB is designed to weather hurricane force winds and heavy seas, capable of surviving winds up to 60 knots (110 km/h), breaking surf up to 6 m (20 ft) and impacts up to three G's . If the boat should capsize , it self-rights in less than ten seconds with all equipment fully functional. The boat's hull and superstructure are constructed entirely from 5456 marine grade aluminum. Designed with a hard chined deep "V" planing hull , the 47′ MLB exceeds its hull speed . The frame is composed of 17 vertical bulkhead frames, each of which is welded to the deck and hull, and five of which are watertight. Employing "fly-by-wire" control systems, the boat...

Cinderella Castle is the fairy tale castle at the center of two Disney theme parks : the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort , and Tokyo Disneyland at the Tokyo Disney Resort . Both serve as worldwide recognized icons and the flagship attraction for their respective theme parks. Along with Sleeping Beauty Castle , the Castle is an iconic symbol of The Walt Disney Company . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_Castle -------------------------------- Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures . Based on the fairy tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault , it is the twelfth Disney animated feature film . The film was directed by Clyde Geronimi , Hamilton Luske , and Wilfred Jackson . Mack David , Jerry Livingston , and Al Hoffman wrote the songs, which include "Cinderella", " A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes ", "Sing Sweet Nightingale", ...

The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle , Washington , a landmark of the Pacific Northwest , and an icon of Seattle. It was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair , which drew over 2.3 million visitors, when nearly 20,000 people a day used its elevators. Once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River , it is 605 ft (184 m) high, 138 ft (42 m) wide, and weighs 9,550 tons . It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour (89 m/s) and earthquakes of up to 9.1 magnitude, as strong as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake . It also has 25 lightning rods . It has an observation deck at 520 ft (160 m) and the rotating SkyCity restaurant at 500 ft (150 m). The downtown Seattle skyline, as well as the Olympic and Cascade Mountains , Mount Rainier , Mount Baker , Elliott Bay and surrounding islands can be viewed from the top of the Needle. Photographs of the Seattle skyline often show the Space Needle prominently, above skyscrapers an...

The Sundial Bridge (also known as the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay) is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge for bicycles and pedestrians that spans the Sacramento River in Redding, California , United States and forms a large sundial . It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2004 at a cost of US$23,500,000. The bridge has become iconic for Redding. The Sundial Bridge provides pedestrian access to the north and south areas of Turtle Bay Exploration Park , a complex containing environmental, art and history museums and the McConnell Arboretum and Gardens. It also forms the gateway to the Sacramento River Trail, a 35-mile-long (56 km) trail completed in 2010 that extends along both sides of the river and connects the bridge to the Shasta Dam . Drift boats of fishermen are often seen passing beneath the bridge as they fish for salmon, steelhead and rainbow trout. In the distance, Mount Shasta is barely visible. Shasta Bally is visible to the West looking upstream ...

One World Trade Center (also known as 1 World Trade Center, 1 WTC or Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan , New York City . It is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere , and the sixth-tallest in the world . The supertall structure has the same name as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center , which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 . The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center site , on the site of the original 6 World Trade Center . The building is bounded by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center

Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 high-rise commercial buildings covering 22 acres (89,000 m2) between 48th and 51st Streets in New York City . Commissioned by the Rockefeller family , it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan , spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It is famous for its annual Christmas tree lighting . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Center https://www.rockefellercenter.com/    

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River , adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The Center, which opened September 8, 1971, is a multi-dimensional facility: both an enduring memorial to John F. Kennedy and a thriving cultural center, it produces a wide array of performances encompassing the genres of theater, dance, ballet, and orchestral, chamber, jazz , popular, and folk music , offers multi-media performances for adults and children of all ages, and is a nexus of arts education. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts http://www.kennedy-center.org/