How do I find Applications on Macbook?

On my last MacBook Pro, there was an Applications on the dock. With the new Macbook, there is no Applications icon. When zi type Applications in finder, nothing comes up.

I downloaded Chrome, but could not find it in Applications folder. Hence, i might have downloaded it again so it displayed on my desktop. I have no idea if I have two Chromes downloaded, which may be slowing down my computer?