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Shanghai

By Pictures of cities

on January 10, 2012

Travelers to shanghai are not only amazed by a large gateway to the developing china and the modern metropolis, but also a unique mixture of traditional and modern, east and west culture. Being a hub of china, Shanghai is a very attractive place on the northeast part in Pudong, while Puxi has old architecture like museums, gardens and temples and etc. This amazing contrast looks like the old city melted n a new city.

Shanghai
Shanghai is a very large and big city with lots of tourism resources and each resource have its own wonderful places and dissimilar characteristics to visit. There are numerous things to see and do in Shanghai that would surely amaze you. You can do the shopping on the very famous Nanjing Road, getting exited with some fantastic eye caching view of the whole city and climbing up Jinmao tower or pearl tower with the help of which you can make your trip more remarkable and enjoyable.

Shanghai

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Sydney

By Pictures of cities

on December 20, 2011

Sydney is one of the most famous, visited and recognized cities in the world. When visiting this amazing city, you do not need to spend all your bucks on the accommodations, attraction and food facilities. This place keeps you and all your family members entertained all the time. This is such a very nice place where you can fully enjoy your vacations.

There are various visiting places in this city of Australia. Some of the most visiting places are enlisted below.

1.Sydney Opera House, which is the most recognized and visited building in Australia.

Sydney Opera House

2.The Rocks in Sydney is situated between the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House.

The Rocks

3.Parliament House, it is positioned in Macquarie Street of Sydney.

Parliament House

4.Nielsen Park is a part of Sydney national park which offers a friendly picnic and beach facilities.

Nielsen Park is a part of Sydney

5.Queen Victoria Building was completed in the year 1898. The architecture of this building was crafted by some unemployed tradesmen.

Queen Victoria Building

6.Pack you bag and go to this dazzling city of Australia

sydney
sydney

sydney

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Pictures of City Brazil – Brasilia

By Pictures of cities

on July 9, 2010

Pictures of City Brazil – Brasilia

This beautiful planned city in the Central Brazilian Highlands is

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Pictures of City Belgium Brussels

By Pictures of cities

on February 14, 2009

Pictures of City Belgium Brussels

Brussels is the largest urban area in Belgium and de facto capital city of the European Union. Officially, Brussels is known as ‘Brussels Capital-Region. People often confuse Brussels with the much smaller ‘City of Brussels’ withing it, which is the capital of Belgium. Brussels has turned from a 10th century fortress into a metropolis of more than one million inhabitants. After WWII, Brussels has remained as an important center of international politics. Main institutions of European Union and headquarters of NATO are situated at Brussels. In terms of per capita income, Brussels is the third richest city in EU.

Although historically Brussels was a Dutch speaking city but majority of the inhabitants are French speaking and thus both the languages are official. Due to its close proximity to the coastal area, the climate of Brussels is influenced by marine air masses from the Atlantic Ocean. Brussels faces on an average 200 days of rain per year. Brussels is divided into 19 municipalities. Architecture in Brussels is diverse, spanning from the medieval constructions on Grand Place to the modern buildings of EU institutions. Brussels is the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988. Main attractions of Brussels include Grand Place, Gothic Town Hall, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral, Laken Castle with large greenhouses, Royal palace and many other museums and historical structures and buildings.

Pictures of City Belgium Brussels

Pictures of City Paris France

By Pictures of cities

on January 3, 2009

Pictures of City Paris France

Paris, Capital and largest city of France, is located on the river Seine in northern France. With a population of around 12 million of the city of Paris and its agglomeration, Paris is the most populous metropolitan city of Europe. Paris is one of the major global cities in the world. With a GDP of more than $700 billion, Paris comes at the fifth place by GDP in the global cities. Apart from hosting 37 Fortune Global-500 companies, Paris also hosts the headquarters of many international organizations like UNESCO, OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) and ICC (International Chambers of Commerce)

Every year, more than 30 million tourists from all over the world flock Paris to visit several iconic landmarks, places of historical interests, internationally renowned institutions, museums and monuments, cathedrals, world heritage sites, city parks, opera houses, and above all Eiffel Tower. Aside from capital of France, Paris is also known as the fashion capital of world.