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I though this would be interesting. Select a city and fill in the info for the following, as i've done for Singapore:
City: Singapore
Founded: Singapore 1819, Temasek 2nd century AD - 'Singapura' - The Lion City
Population: 5,312,400
Tallest structure: One Raffles Place, 280m
Tallest building: One Raffles Place, 280m
Oldest building: Old Parliament house, 1827
Most famous landmarks: Merlion, Raffles Hotel, One Raffles Place, big Merlion, Concert Hall (the Durians), Marina Bay Sands
Symbol: Merlion
Transport system: MRT metro system, buses
Busiest MRT station: Raffles Place or City Hall MRT
Major transport arteries: Pan-Island Expressway (PEI), Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), Nicoll Highway
Main industries: finance, shipping, tourism, IT
Centre of the city: Raffles Place MRT is probably the geographic centre of Singapore
Main gathering place hub for the city: None in particular, but Fort Canning Park is probably the closest
Main city park: Fort Canning Park
Main shopping precinct: Orchard Road
Most crowded streets/areas: Orchard road, the city especially north of Singapore river, the area around VivoCity/Suntech (the underground tunnels connecting the MRT stations), MRT stations and malls
Main entertainment districts: Clarke and Boat Quay, Little India, Marina Bay, Bugis, City, Orchard Road, Somerset, Katong, Geylang
Main tourist attractions: Orchard Road for shopping, Chinatown, Little India, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, Jurong Bird Park, Tiger Balm Gardens, Botanic Gardens, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, National Museum, Lau Sa Pat, Newtown's Circus, Merlion, Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa - including Universal Studios
Ethnic enclaves: Chinatown, Little India, Arab Quarter, Bugis, Geyland, Eunos, various plazas dominated by Burmese, Thais.etc.
5 classic dishes: Hainanese chicken rice, fishball soup, nasi lemak, mee rebus, cendol
Stereotypes: Clean, sterile, strict. Of the people: business-minded, workaholic, cold, shopaholic, loves food, materialistic, down to earth.
Main languages: English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil, Hokkien
Biggest rival: Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong
Global ranking: Alpha+
Last edited by The Postman; 09-11-2013 at 04:39 AM..
Yes...sorry I thought I did post it in the Asian forum, my mistake.
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