Rare photos of 8 African cities which are all capitals of their countries. Image of title: The Kigali Convention Center | in the city of Kigali (capital of Rwanda) , ( Image source: flickr / Paul Kagame)
São Paulo (12 million inhabitants) is a city in southeastern Brazil. It is the main financial, commercial and industrial center of Latin America, it has experienced, during the 21st century, one of the strongest economic growths in the world.The city has many monuments, parks and museums, and is known for its skyscrapers. Image of title, … Lire la suite Strange images of São Paulo
Lafayette is a city located in the American state of Louisiana, in the south of the USA, 20 km from the Gulf of Mexico. Lafayette (121,000 inhabitants) is a commercial, university and medical town. Image of title: Arbolada Addition, Lafayette , source: flickr / Richard Byrd
Zurich is a city in Switzerland (capital of the canton of Zurich) which has existed for 19 centuries. It is the most populated city in Switzerland (420,000 inhabitants). The river which crosses it (the Limmat) is the cleanest urban river in Europe. Zurich is the major international economic and financial center of the country, and … Lire la suite Strange images of Zürich
Hamburg is a large city and the largest port in Germany, located in the north of the country, near the mouth of the Elbe in the North Sea.Hamburg is famous for its network of canals, its artificial lake, its many theaters and museums, its opera Hamburgische Staatsoper with its Philharmonic orchestra, its 17 universities, its … Lire la suite Strange images of Hamburg
Jacksonville (Jax, as the locals call it), is the largest city in the state of Florida in the USA. Its population is 950,000.Jacksonville is the economic metropolis for the Southeastern United States. The most important economic sectors are finance, telecommunications, transport, tourism, media, aerospace, IT and scientific research.In 1822, one year after the cession of … Lire la suite Rare images of Jacksonville (FL)
Hainan is an island in China located in the South China Sea. Its capital is the city of Haikou.Its area is 35,354 square kilometers and its population reaches 9.2 million.In the center of the island, there are mountains that reach 1867 m (Wuzhi Mountains). Human activities are concentrated in the coastal plains. The climate of … Lire la suite Rare images of Hainan island
Llivia is a small Spanish town (1500 inhabitants on 12.83 km2), located in the eastern part of the Pyrenees (mountains). It has the particularity of being landlocked inside the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales, at altitudes of up to 1578m, and 2 km from the rest of Spain.The city, which had been inhabited for 5000 years, … Lire la suite A Spanish town inside France: Llivia
Londonderry, Derry and Irish Doire, is a town in the district of Strabane, in the north-west of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. It is the second most populous city in Northern Ireland.Founded in the early 17th century on a hill on the west bank of the River Foyle, the town experienced an exceptional boom … Lire la suite Rare images of Londonderry
Tottori is a small town (200,000 inhabitants) in the Chugoku region, northwest of Japan, on the Sea of Japan.Tottori is famous for:*its historic part at the foot of Kyushouzanla mountain,*Sendai River*its sand dunes, which are important for tourism and arid agriculture research*its famous Shan-shan festival*its humid subtropical climate Image of title: Tottori Port. Source: ja.wikipedia … Lire la suite Rare images of Tottori town 鳥取