十大最佳居住城市

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2011年世界十大最佳居住城市 您猜排名首屈一指的是哪個城市﹖Top 10 best cities to live in 2011 Guess which city is in the 1st place?
Reputable analyst firm Economist Intelligence Unit published a ranking of the best cities to live in 2011. The rating fell and two Russian cities: St. Petersburg took 68th place, and Moscow - 70.
Quality of life in 140 cities across the company's experts evaluated on 30 parameters, including safety, health, social stability, education, infrastructure development, availability of goods and services, the environment and the diversity of cultural life.
Let us begin with the last,
10th place.  Auckland, New Zealand, 95.7 points
At the 10th spot is the city of Auckland. This is the largest city in New Zealand with a population of about 1.3 million people, a quarter of the total population. Today Auckland is the economic and cultural center of New Zealand. To historic attractions the city is not rich, but here its scenic beauty, Auckland affects many hearts of those here comes first. One of the attractions - Sky Tower high-rise Tower (Sky Tower) 328 feet tall - the tallest building of the South Hemisphere.

Auckland is surrounded by three marine bays in the precincts of the city has 48 extinct volcanoes. Night Auckland.

9th place. Adelaide, Australia, 95.9 points
9th place belongs to the capital and the largest city of South Australia, the fifth-largest city with a population of over 1.1 million people - a city Adelaide.
It is named in honor of the queen - the wife of King of Great Britain and Hanover, William IV, sits on the throne from 1830 to 1837 years.
The city is located on the ocean. The central part of Adelaide high-rise, with several modern skyscrapers is small, and the rest of town has one or two storey in nature. Perfect cleanliness, accuracy and flawless finish of buildings - the card of Adelaide.
Victoria Fountain

Here, tourists are attracted to Adelaide, the third largest in Australia Kangaroo Island - Wildlife with a colony of sea lions and perfect for fishing the coast. Average income per worker Adelaide is no different from the corresponding figure for the country, however,
quality of life and property values ​​here are significantly lower than in other major cities in Australia. Kangaroo Island

8th place. Perth, Australia, 95.9 points
Perth - the largest city and capital of Western Australia with a population of About 1.2 million people, located on the shores of the Indian Ocean.
The city is considered one of the main economic centers in Australia. Here mined gold, diamonds and nickel. It was here that are the largest in the world discovered deposits of gold and nickel in the vicinity of Kalgoorlie, as well as the world's leading diamond-district Kimberley, which is the main South African rival, and Yakutia diamond deposits.

Perth is called "the pearl of Australia." Old buildings, convenient pedestrian zone in the heart of Perth, the beautiful views of the river make Perth very attractive for tourists.

Many are involved with mild and equable Mediterranean climate of Perth, beautiful beaches, restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

7th place. Sydney, Australia, 96.1 rating
Australia's largest city in the south-east coast - Sydney. He twice the area of ​​another huge city - New York, and the main problem for all travelers - as time to see how
possible. The number of parks and green oases, making Sydney unlike other major cities on the planet: close to the skyscrapers in the City - 34 acres the Royal Botanic Gardens

In summer the whole of life in Sydney is moving from the City to the beaches here more than 20. Sydney in the evening incredibly handsome promenade lights on skyscrapers
permeate water harbor. One of the most recognizable buildings in Sydney - building the Sydney Opera House
Another main attraction of Sydney - the Harbour Bridge. This is the most big bridge city and one of the largest steel arch bridges in World.

6th place. Helsinki, Finland, 96.2 points
Helsinki - the capital and largest city of Finland with a population of 578 thousand people. Streets curve around bays, bridges connect the islands, and ferries communicate with the remote islands. Helsinki smelling sea ​​and in ports is constant noise from incoming and outgoing ships.

Helsinki is the hub of business, education, culture and science Finland. In Greater Helsinki University are 8 and 6 technology parks. View of the city center. One of the
Helsinki attractions - the Cathedral. 70% of foreign companies operating in Finland are located in the city.

5th place. Calgary, Canada, 96.6 points
Calgary - largest city in the province of Alberta in Canada, in foothills and prairie, about 80 km east of the watershed of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The city is one of the sunniest in Canada - the sun shines an average of 2,400 hours there each year. Calgary is located in the transition zone between the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the Canadian prairies, so it is quite a relief hilly. Center height above sea level, Calgary is approximately 1048 m.

Life in Calgary, one way or another, revolves around oil. Its deposits discovered in the early 20th century. Despite this, the city ​​is considered by many organizations one of the cleanest in the world.

Olympic Plaza area. In the distance you can see the famous landmark - Calgary Tower (Calgary Tower), the height of 91 m. It is designed so that, gently swaying in the wind, even at very strong gusts to maintain its stability

4th. Toronto, Canada, 97.2 points
Toronto - Canada's largest city and provincial capital of Ontario. The current name of the city received in 1834.  Toronto - Canada's most cosmopolitan city, about 49% of the population are immigrants. View of the city from a helicopter, November 2010

In Toronto the longest street in the world - Young Street inscribed in the Guinness Book of Records and has a length of 1896 km. It is the largest zoo in the world. The area of ​​the zoo total 283 hectares. Here, in conditions close to the natural environment habitat contains about 5,000 different animals.

«CN tower» - the world's tallest tower, built in 1976 year. Its height is with a spire 553 meters and 446 meters at an altitude of is enclosed observation deck.

The main attraction is the Niagara area of ​​Toronto waterfall. It is situated between Lake Ontario and Erie on the border with the U.S. 140 km from Toronto

3rd place. Melbourne, Australia, 97.5 points
Melbourne - the second largest city in Australia with a population of about 3.8 million and the capital of Victoria. The city is considered one of the main commercial, industrial and cultural centers in Australia. It is also often referred to as sports and cultural capital of the country.
Melbourne is considered to be the most beautiful city in Australia. Here There are exquisite Victorian architecture and wonderful nature.

Lovers of Victorian architecture is worth a walk down the street Suonston. It is the central street of the city.  Besides, who wants to see all at once in Melbourne, is on the rise Rialto Towers Observation Deck. This skyscraper, whose height is 253 meters.

Yarra River, Melbourne

One of the attractions - Victorian Arts Centre

2nd place. Vienna, Austria, 97.9 points
Vienna - capital of Austria, situated in the eastern part of the country. The population of the suburbs of Vienna is about 2.3 million. This is one of the most charming cities in Europe, lying on the banks of the Danube.

Vienna - a world-renowned center for music, thanks to a long line of well-known musicians who lived and worked in this city: Mozart Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert.

Here there are palaces and majestic squares, picturesque streets and numerous parks. One of the most recognizable buildings in the city - City Hall

Located near the capital of the Vienna woods - a mountain massif in Austria. This is a wonderful natural recreation area - a forest area with own towns and hotels, spas and hot springs

1st place. Vancouver, Canada, 98.0 points
So, we got to the 1st place. According to market research firm Economist Intelligence Unit, the best city on earth to live Vancouver is.
Vancouver is located on the west coast of Canada, on the shore picturesque bay at the foot of Pacific Coast ranges North American Cordillera.

It's third-largest city in Canada with a population of 2.433 million people and the largest settlement in British Columbia. Vancouver with altitude of 500 meters

One of the most beautiful cities in the country surrounded by thick pine forests, snow-capped mountains and fjords. Through the many rivers of the city was laid 20 bridges, 3 of which are movable.
This is one of the most beautiful cities in the world ocean. There is a spacious and beaches, and lush parks, magnificent architecture and buildings. Tourists around the world are attracted by comfortable hotels, many museums, shops, restaurants and sports facilities.

Vancouver has a mild climate, being part of a unique ecosystem - temperate rainforest, so the summer is mild and not hot, but in winter it snows rarely.

The famous Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, which is located on the hill Little Mountain
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