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Seoul

By Pictures of cities

on January 20, 2012

Seoul is a capital of South Korea and also the largest city in South Korea. It is the northwest part of this country and founded in 14th century. The main attractions of this city are Joseon Palace Museum, Changdeok-gung which is a wonderful palace, Gyeongbok-gung (it is a grandest palace), Deoksu-gung (also a beautiful palace which is situated in Seoul downtown), Mount Inwang (temple), a national Museum of Korea, Seodaemun Prison, Namdaemun, Dongdaemun, Chang Gyeong-gung and Seoul Tower.

With its amazing palaces, hopping nightlife and great food, it has become the more popular city of South Korea. It is also famous for its cultural, economic, and political hub of the country. This wonderful city is also connected to the outside counties of the world via several airlines.

Incheon international airport connect this city with other cities and countries. Here is another airport which is located centrally and offers domestic flights. The name of this domestic airport is Gimpo airport.

Seoul

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Pictures of City Belarus Minsk

By Pictures of cities

on February 14, 2009

Pictures of City Belarus Minsk

Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus. Minsk is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). With a population of about 1.8 million, Minsk is the administrative center Minsk Province and Minsk District. Minsk is the economic capital and major industrial center of Belarus.

Minsk is located on the southeastern slopes of Minsk Hills. Initially, it was founded on the hills however; in the 20th century, relatively flat plains in southeast were also included in Minsk. Western part of the city is almost hilly. It has a warm summer humid continental climate due to its location between the strong influence of the mist air of Atlantic Ocean and the dry air of the Eurasian landmass. Average January temperature is around -6 Celsius and average July temperature is about 17 Celsius. The air is often moist with a humidity content of 80-90%. Although historically, Minsk is the city of many languages but Russian is the official and most commonly spoken language. English and German are the main two international languages spoken in Minsk. There are nine administrative districts in Minsk. It house number of museums, theaters, churches, libraries and cultural centers dating back to 19th century.

Pictures of City Belarus Minsk

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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.