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international status and standing
aesthetic;
pre-requisites such as affordable accommodations and the standard of public amenities;
people;
pulse (interesting things to do)
economic and educational potential.
If they are all weighted relatively equally, I am really surprised to find Toronto on there, and above Vienna and Melbourne. (Though I would definitely rank Toronto in the top 20.)
Paris (pop 12 million ) is a mega dump. Now they are planning to increase the Metro Paris population (Gross Paris) to 17 million by mid century , they are completely nuts!
Paris (pop 12 million ) is a mega dump. Now they are planning to increase the Metro Paris population (Gross Paris) to 17 million by mid century , they are completely nuts!
The Index, which measures a city's brand image, power and appeal, found that London's stock has gone up in the world as it took the top spot in the biennial ranking.
According to the Daily Times, the city won the prize for successful Summer Olympic Games and the Queen's Coronation ceremony and the highly anticipated birth of a new royal with the arrival of Prince George.
So basically it's about what city was in the news a lot last year... Though people will look at another fairly insignificant ranking of cities on here and get upset about who was in 7th place over 8th place.
So basically it's about what city was in the news a lot last year... Though people will look at another fairly insignificant ranking of cities on here and get upset about who was in 7th place over 8th place.
I'm pretty sure most did.
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The City Brands index measures the value of a city's international reputation across six dimensions: its international status and standing; aesthetic; a category called “pre-requisites†such as affordable accommodations and the standard of public amenities; people; pulse (interesting things to do) and its economic and educational potential.
More than 5,140 interviews were conducted in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Russia, South Korea, the US and the UK for the index.
I'm certainly not claiming that it is completely lacking architectural merit. In my opinion the Chrysler and Flatiron Buildings are probably the most beautiful highrises in the world. My comments are only meant in a comparative and general sense.
For a direct visual juxtaposition of what I mean, try running both videos below at the same time for a comparison of Midtown Manhattan vs the London West End:
You are "juxtaposing" Regent Street, perhaps the most beautiful grand avenue in all of London against the Penn Station area in Manhattan and think that's a representative comparison? That's like comparing Fifth Avenue to the streets around Kings Cross.
NY is basically just suburbs once you get out of the central core. It's a huge financial center, but it is not in London or Paris's league when it comes to rich history, tourist attractions and diversity of both people and neighborhoods.
This whole post is silly, I don't think you ever been to NYC have you? NYC has the most diverse neighborhoods in the world and is the 1st or second most diverse city in the world in people(lots of debate between whether Toronto is more diverse than nyc)in terms of people. NYC does have suburbs but the suburbs are very dense and have there won downtowns and little shops.
You are "juxtaposing" Regent Street, perhaps the most beautiful grand avenue in all of London against the Penn Station area in Manhattan and think that's a representative comparison? That's like comparing Fifth Avenue to the streets around Kings Cross.
W 34 th st/penn station area is one of the premier shopping avenues/commercial business areas in midtown.
Can you think of a more representative hub to represent the tourist bustle of midtown? Times Square/W 42nd St. is notably worse in almost every way. 5th avenue is barely much better aside from that little corner with the UES with the bergdorf goodman buildings.
This comparison does highlight a problem with tourism in NY -- visitors are channelled in volume into the ugliest parts of the city and often forego the more attractive locations like flatiron/gramercy, the highline or soho. In London tourists get channeled from the get go through palaces, court yards, regency/edwardian architecture like at regent's st and plenty of parks and green areas.
Ergo they leave with a more negative impression of NY than they should do.
I know right, NYC should've been much higher, Vienna, Melbourne and possibly Sydney shouldn't even be there.
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