[:ja]クリスティーナ・コック宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した米国東海岸のフィラデルフィア、ボルチモア、ワシントンDCです。
この3都市は、米国建国の歴史を物語る都市群です。フィラデルフィアは1682年、クエーカー教徒のウィリアム・ペンが同志とアメリカに渡来、この地に居住区を建設したのが市の起源です。156万人を擁する全米第5位の都市で、名門のペンシルベニア大学や工学系に強いドレクセル大学、日本にもキャンパスを置く州立大学のテンプル大学を抱える学術都市です。一方、ボルチモアは古くから天然の良港として知られ、1729年に南部産タバコの輸出港として開かれ発展しました。南北戦争の舞台にもなり、国歌や星条旗もこの地で生まれました。ペンシルベニア炭田の開発により工業が発展、後に造船、鉄鋼などで財政を潤し、また貿易港として発展、ピークには人口100万人に迫る勢いを見せました。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Christina Koch’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.1031: Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC🇺🇸
Astronaut Christina Koch captured from ISS Philedelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, the large cities of east coast, U.S.
July 4th is the Independence Day of the United States, and the founding fathers met in Philadelphia, debated, composed, and signed the documents that would become the blueprints of the American government, “the Declaration of Independence.” In 1682, William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony, and today Philadelphia is the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Baltimore is another historic city of the country. The Battle of Baltimore against the British in 1814 inspired the composition of the USA’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and the construction of the Battle Monument which became the city’s official emblem. A distinctive local culture started to take shape, and a unique skyline peppered with churches and monuments developed.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Christina Koch’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1031: Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC🇺🇸
Astronaut Christina Koch captured from ISS Philedelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, the large cities of east coast, U.S.
July 4th is the Independence Day of the United States, and the founding fathers met in Philadelphia, debated, composed, and signed the documents that would become the blueprints of the American government, “the Declaration of Independence.” In 1682, William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony, and today Philadelphia is the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Baltimore is another historic city of the country. The Battle of Baltimore against the British in 1814 inspired the composition of the USA’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and the construction of the Battle Monument which became the city’s official emblem. A distinctive local culture started to take shape, and a unique skyline peppered with churches and monuments developed.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Christina Koch’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]