Tiny facts of Great Cities – 05. AMSTERDAM Amsterdam is about 2 meters below sea level. The city stands on 11 million poles.The canals are about a 100 kilometers and are navigable.the canals are full of old bicycles thrown in.Amsterdam is known as the fun capital of Europe owing to its large number of cafes, pubs, nightclubs etc.The famous red light area of Amsterdam also has an area with blue...Read More
Tiny facts of Great Cities – 04. LONDON The Romans established London ( Londinium) during AD 43The heart of the city is only one square mile.London has hosted the Olympics Three times ( 1908, 1948 and 2012 )In 1814, there was a tidal wave of Beer killing 8 persons5 underground stations were named after pubs, as Londoners love pubs.Big ben is actually called Elizabeth tower. The clock within it is...Read More
Tiny facts of Great cities 03.VENICE Venice is made up on a group of 118 small islands connected by over 400 bridges. Venice has no roads nor lanes, but just canals and waterways. It’s transport consists of Water busses, Water taxis etc. Three of James Bond movies were shot in Venice. The Famous Romantic Gondola is shorter on one side.Convicts could take one last glimpse of the outside world from...Read More
Tiny facts of Great cities 02.PARIS Paris was initially a small island (Ile de la cite) which is now known for its Notre Dam Cathedral It would take you around 200 days to see each of the 35,000 works of art on display at the museum if you took 30 seconds to see each and every piece, according to Widjaja. The oldest bridge in Paris is called the new bridge ( Pont...Read More
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