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Paris Of The East (other)
The description Paris of the East has been applied to a large number of locations, including: * Baku, Azerbaijan * Beirut, Lebanon * Bucharest, Romania * Budapest, Hungary * Isfahan, Iran * Hanoi, Vietnam * Istanbul, Turkey * Kolkata, India * Kabul, Afghanistan * Lahore, Pakistan * Manila, Philippines * Prague, Czech Republic * Riga, Latvia * Saigon, Vietnam (more known as the ''Pearl of the East'') * Shanghai, China * Warsaw, Poland File:Nicolae Ionescu - Academy Boulevard in 1928.jpg, Bucharest, Romania File:Hanoï - Théâtre rue Paul Bert.jpg, Hanoi, Vietnam File:Plaza Moraga old Manila.jpg, Manila, Philippines File:Ulica Marszałkowska w Warszawie przed 1939a.jpg, Warsaw, Poland See also * Paris of the West * Paris of the North *Paris of the South *Paris of the plains * Paris of the Prairies *Little Paris (other) Little Paris may refer to: * ''Little Paris'' (film), 2008 German film * Little Paris, a nickname for South Kensington, an affluent district of West Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Paris
The ''culture of Paris'' concerns the arts, music, museums, festivals and other entertainment in Paris, the capital city of France. The city is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centers; entertainment, music, media, fashion, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Paris is also home to notable cultural attractions such as the Louvre, Musée Picasso, Musée Rodin, Musée du Montparnasse, and Musée National d'Art Moderne. The Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are notable for housing Impressionist era masterpieces, while art and artifacts from the Middle Ages can be seen in Musée Cluny. A variety of landmarks and objects are cultural icons associated with Paris, such as Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris and Opéra Garnier. Many of Paris' once-popular local establishments have come to cater to the tastes and expectations of tourists, rather than local patrons. Le Lido, the cabaret-dance hall, for example, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Nicknames
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name. The word often distinguishes personal names from nicknames that became proper names out of former nicknames. English examples are Bob and Rob, nickname variants for Robert. Miscellaneous * Honorific nicknames in popular music * List of aviators by nickname * List of classical music sub-titles, nicknames and non-numeric titles * List of college nickname changes in the United States * List of Hollywood-inspired nicknames * List of Marvel Comics nicknames * List of monarchs by nickname * List of nicknames of blues musicians * List of nicknames of jazz musicians * List of nicknames of philosophers * List of nicknames of presidents of the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Paris (other)
Little Paris may refer to: * ''Little Paris'' (film), 2008 German film * Little Paris, a nickname for South Kensington, an affluent district of West London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, where a strong French community is living * Little Paris, a nickname for Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, a neighborhood in the New York City borough where an important community of French expatriates, French-speaking immigrants or American citizens of French descent are living * Little Paris (''Micul Paris''), an alternative nickname for Bucharest, the capital of Romania, more popularly nicknamed "Paris of the East" * Little Paris, a nickname for Leipzig in Germany, ''Klein-Paris'' (''Little Paris'', Goethe) or ''Paris des Ostens'' (''Paris of the East'') * Küçük Paris, a neighbourhood in the Southern district of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the name of which means "Little Paris" in Turkish * Little Paris, a nickname for Tianducheng, a planned residential community of Hangzhou that is designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Of The Prairies
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance colony. With a 2021 census population of 266,141, Saskatoon is the largest city in the province, and the 17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada, with a 2021 census population of 317,480. Saskatoon is home to the University of Saskatchewan, the Meewasin Valley Authority (which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city's popular riverbank park spaces), and Wanuskewin Heritage Park (a National Historic Site of Canada and UNESCO World Heritage applicant representing 6,000 years of First Nations history). The Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344, the most populous rural municipality in Saskatchewan, surrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Of The Plains
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri– Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
