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Pictures of City Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo

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on February 14, 2009

Pictures of City Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Population of Sarajevo city proper is around 304,000 and that of urban ares is around 419,000. It is located in the Sarajevo valley of Bosnia proper and surrounded by the Dinaric Alps. The city is well known for its traditional religious diversity. People of Islam, Catholicism, Judaism and Orthodoxy have coexisted in Sarajevo for centuries. Sarajevo has attracted international attention throughout its history, most recent being the longest siege in modern military history during Bosnian war. Sarajevo was the first city in Europe and second city in the world to have a full-time operational electric tram network running throughout the city, the first being San Fransisco.

Sarajevo lies in the Sarajevo valley, which once housed a large expanse of greenery but gave way to urban expansion and development after WWII. The city is surrounded by heavily forested hills and five major mountains. Many streets and settlements in Sarajevo city are perched on the hillside. The city has a mild continental climate, lying between the climates zones of Central Europe to the north and the Mediterranean to the South. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of -1.3 Celsius and July is the warmest month with an average temperature of 19 Celsius. Modest rain occurs throughout the year with an average of 170 days of rainfall. Sarajevo has a diverse cultural heritage and it has been home to many different religions for centuries. However, today, Sarajevo is primarily a Bosnian Muslim city.

Pictures of City Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo

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Pictures of City Paris France

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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.

Pictures of City Paris France

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Pictures of City Vienna Austria

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on January 3, 2009

Pictures of City Vienna Austria

Vienna, capital, largest and primary city of Austria, is one of the nine states of Austria. With a population of around 1.7 million, Vienna is the tenth largest city by population in Europe. It is the cultural, economic and administrative center of Austria. As of 2008, Vienna ranks at #1 in terms of quality of Life (shares the rank with Vancouver) and at #2 in terms of quality of living. Vienna is the seat of several international organizations like United Nations and OPEC and also houses many UNESCO world heritage sites. Vienna plays a major role in European and World politics.

Vienna is situated in the east of Austria and close to Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. With its humid continental climate, Vienna has warm and pleasant summers and cold winters with low temperatures up to freezing point. Vienna has a very long tradition of its art and culture and thus opera houses, theaters, classical music and arts remain as the primary theme of several festivals, concerts and cultural events.