His story… 1524: Giovanni De Verrazano, a Florentine merchant, discovers the island of Manhattan. Sailing on behalf of Francis I, approaches the small island. In homage to the King, he named the islet “Terre d’Angoulême”. 1614 : Dutch emigrants settle in Manhattan and christen it “Nieuw Amsterdam”. 12 years later,

40 million people visit Times Square every year. Times Square is not a square at all. In fact, it is composed of two triangles formed by Broadway crossing 7th Avenue between 47th and 42nd Streets. It is also one of the best known and most exciting areas of the city,

The Frick Collection is housed in the former residence of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), designed by Thomas Hastings and built in 1913-14. After Frick’s death in 1931, modifications and additions were made to the building by architect John Russell Pope, and in 1935 the Collection was opened to the public.

The “Museum of Modern Art“, allows a comprehensible approach to the Art of our time, thanks to its collections concerning many sectors, such as painting, drawing, illustration, architecture, design, sculpture and printing. Nicknamed “Moma” or “The modern” by New Yorkers, the Museum of Modern Art is one of the city’s