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MADRID， Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid confirmed on Tuesday that the club has reached agreement with central midfielder， Luka Modric to extend his contract by a further two years.


""Real Madrid CF and Luka Modric have reached an agreement to extend the player's contract with the club until 30 June 2020，"" reported the official Real Madrid website.


The 31-year-old's previous contract had been due to expire at the end of June 2018 and the new deal means that Modric will now be at the club until he is 35-years old.


The Croatian， who is currently out with a knee injury， is considered vital to the Real Madrid midfield and since joining in 2012 he has played a key role in the club winning the 2014 and 2016 Champions League titles.


His new deal is the latest in a series of moves by the club to try and assure the future of their key players and follows the new contract signed by Tony Kroos a week ago. The club is currently working on new agreements to ensure other key players， such as Gareth Bale， Cristiano Ronaldo and central defender， Pepe remain at the club.

" The iconic Empire State Building Published: 10.08.2010 | Author: Larry Austin | Category: Travel & Leisure

New York has much to offer a visitor so much so that sometimes it is hard to take it all in at one go. Ideally tourists should select a few attractions for the day and take it all in from the history to the modern day.


For instance we have all heard about the Empire State Building as being one of New York鈥檚 premier landmarks. Completed in 1931 the building had the distinction of being the tallest building in the work till the World Trade Centre (WTC) construction in 1972. It was once again the tallest building in New York City with the devastating destruction of the WTC in 2001.


Tourists flock to the Empire State Building discount air max 2019 , especially the observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors, a journey which about a quarter of a mile above 5th Avenue. The observatories offer breathtaking views of the rooftops and the roadways and byways of the New York Metropolitan and sometimes as far away as the neighboring states. However, be prepared for exceedingly long lines to get in to the observation decks and sometimes if the traffic is too high you will find the decks closed.


Another unending appeal of the building is that it has appeared in hundreds of movies and adverts, such as the unforgettable Kind Kong, where the famous image of the giant ape climbing the building swatting away at the attacking planes. Other notable movies include An Affair to Remember and the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks move Sleepless in Seattle.


102 storied building suffered damage when a US bomber crashed into the 79th floor killing 14 people in 1945. Despite this crash the building was open once again for business the following Monday. It is considered by most that it is a modern day world wonder, as it was built during the Depression and is considered a 鈥榯estament to American fortitude and ingenuity鈥? The building became the profitable icon that it is now in the 1950s when it was bought over by Roger L Stevens.


The Empire State Building has a macabre history to it as well for some reason more than around 30 people have committed suicide from the top of the building. The very first suicide happened even before the completion of the building when a laid off worker took his own life. The 鈥淢ost Beautiful Suicide鈥?is perhaps the most well known suicide where a 23 year old girl Evelyn Mc Hale humped off the observation deck on the 86th floor. She landed on a United Nations limousine parked at the curb and her body was intact without any outward appearance of trauma. A passing student took a picture of the corpse which was later painted by Andy Warhol.


Despite this, the Empire State Building is all about hope and the rebuilding of a nation and now is one of the city鈥檚 most busy buildings. It is currently undergoing renovation work to make it more a more energy efficient building. By staying at a hotel such as the Mave Hotel New York you can find yourself close by to such iconic structures as the Empire State Building. So visit New York and the Empire State Building and be amazed by its structure.


Larry Austin is a freelance journalist who writes on travel related topics such as on the Mave Hotel New York and worldwide destination reviews etc. He is currently working for roomsnet which offers visitors the option of world wide hotel bookings.


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