1281 New Orleans From Space
20x28 inches, (50x70cm), not available laminated. New Orleans, S.E. LA., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded 1718 by the Sieur de Bienville, inc. 1805. It was built within a great bend of the Mississippi (and is therefore called the Crescent City) on subtropical lowlands, now protected from flooding by levees. The river is crossed there by the Algiers Bridge, the Huey P. Long Bridge, and the Greater New Orleans Bridge, which is one of the largest cantilever bridges in the country. Lake Pontchartrain is spanned by a 24-mi (39-km) double causeway. Points of Interest - The picturesque French Quarter (Vieux Carré) of the old city, north of broad Canal St., In the heart of the quarter is Jackson Square (the former Place d'Armes); fronting upon the square are the Cabildo (Louisiana state museum); St. Louis Cathedral, and other 18th- and 19th-century structures. Several world-famous restaurants, specializing in shrimp, oysters, and fish from nearby waters, uphold the New Orleans tradition of good living, and the annual Mardi Gras is perhaps the best-known festival in the United States. Also adding to the color of the city are the many parks, museums (including a voodoo museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art), and gardens. The Louisiana Superdome, home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints, is also the site of the annual Sugar Bowl football game.
