美国名胜古迹英文介绍2

1. 自由钟

The Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American bell of great historic sign ificanee. The Liberty Bell is perhaps one of the most prominent symbols associated with early A merican history and the battle for American independence and freedom. Its most famous ringing, on July 8, 1776, summoned citizens for the reading of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress. Previously, it had been rung to announce the opening of the First Con ti nen tal Con gress, in 1774, and the Battle of Lex ington and Con cord, in 1775.

The bell was not officially known as the "Liberty Bell" until 1837, when it became a symbol of the abolitionist movement. Its cast inscription from Leviticus 25:10 states, "Proclaim Liberty thro ughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." The Liberty Bell is one of the most familia r symbols of in depe ndence and n ati on hood withi n the Un ited States, sec ond only to the Statue of Liberty; strangely perhaps, given its widespread use within the country, the Liberty Bell is hardl y recognized outside of the US, and far less well known as a symbol of America than either th e Statue of Liberty or the Stars and Stripes.

2. 自由女神

the Statue of Liberty

Liberty En lighte ning the World, known more com mon ly as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue give n to the United States by France in 1885, standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudso n River in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigra nts, and returni ng America ns.

The copper statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a gesture of friendship between the two nations. The sculptor was Frederic Auguste

Bartholdi. Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, engineered the internal structure. Eu g 的e Viollet-le-Duc was responsible for the choice of copper in the statue's construction and ado ption of the Repouss etechnique. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable icons of

the U.S. worldwide,[1] and, in a more general sense, represents liberty and escape from oppress ion. The Statue of Liberty was, from 1886 until the Jet age, often the first glimpse of the Unite d States for millio ns of immigra nts after ocea n voyages from Europe. It's said that il San carl one or the Colossus

of Rhodes in spired it.

3. 华盛顿碑

The Washi ngton Monument

The Washington Monument usually refers to the large white-colored obelisk at the west end of t he National Mall in Washington, D.C.. It is a United States Presidential Memorial constructed fo r George Washi ngton, the first Preside nt of the Un ited States and the leader of the revoluti onary

Continental Army, which won independence from the British following the American Revolution ary War.

Other monuments to honor Washington, also known as the "Washington Monument", are in Balti more and Wash ington Coun ty, Maryla nd.