November 5, 2005
Pier 17 - restaurants and bars right on the waterfront
The Peking, the second-largest sailing bark in existence, with downtown Manhattan as its backdrop
The Brooklyn Bridge
Tugboat pulling a barge under the bridge
View of Brooklyn from the pier
View of the Municipal Building from the bridge entrance
Lower Manhattan
Building of the Brooklyn bridge began in 1867; after many compliations, it opened in 1883. It was one of the first steel suspension bridges, and at 6,016 feet long, was one of the world's longest in its time.
The twin Gothic-arch towers rise 272 feet from the river. The bridge is high enough to allow the tallest ships to pass beneath, and is supported by steel cables that hang from the towers.
View of Midtown, with the sun setting behind it.
Welcome to Brooklyn!