Amazing Megacities

If you’ve never been in the metropolis – you urgently needed to fix it. For a start look at these amazing photos of the big cities. They fascinate with its beauty, its skyscrapers.

A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people.^[1] Some definitions also set a minimum level for population density (at least 2,000 persons/square km).^{[citation needed]} A megacity can be a single metropolitan area or two or more metropolitan areas that converge. The terms conurbation, metropolis and metroplex are also applied to the latter. The terms "megapolis'" and megalopolis are sometimes used synonymously with megacity, though those terms denote a semi-continuous chain of large metropolitan cities.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2011, there are 21 megacities in existence, which is the official figure despite the list below containing 27 megacities ^[2] – with conurbations such as Mumbai,^[3] Tokyo, Seoul, New York City, Dhaka, and Mexico City having populations in excess of 20 million inhabitants each. New Megacities like Johannesburg have population of over 10 million.

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Tokyo streets

Journey to the Japanese capital.

Tokyo (東京 Tōkyō^?, "Eastern Capital") [toːkjoː], English: /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/; officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to^?),^[3] is one of the 47prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands.^[4] Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府 Tōkyō-fu^?) and the city of Tokyo (東京市 Tōkyō-shi^?).

The Tokyo Metropolitan government administers the 23 special wards of Tokyo (each governed as a city), which cover the area that was the city of Tokyo, as well as 39 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture and the two outlying island chains. The population of the special wards is over 8 million people, with the total population of the prefecture exceeding 13 million. The prefecture is part of theworld's most populous metropolitan area with upwards of 35 million people and the world's largest metropolitan economy with a GDP of US$1.479 trillion at purchasing power parity in 2008, ahead of New York City, which ranks second on the list.^[5] The city hosts 47 of theFortune Global 500 companies, the highest amount of any city.^[6]

Tokyo has been described as one of the three "command centers" for the world economy, along with New York City and London.^[7] This city is considered an alpha+ world city, listed by the GaWC's 2008 inventory^[8] and ranked third among global cities by Foreign Policy's 2010 Global Cities Index.^[9] In 2010 Tokyo was named the second most expensive city for expatriate employees, according to the Mercerand Economist Intelligence Unit cost-of-living surveys,^[10] and named the fourth Most Liveable City and the World’s Most Livable Megalopolis by the magazine Monocle.^[11] The Michelin Guide has awarded Tokyo by far the most Michelin stars of any city in the world.^[12][13] Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and is currently bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[14]

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Metro in Stockholm

Stockholm tube is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. Metro in Sweden called Tunnelbana. It consists of 100 stations, 47 of which are underground, and 53 are ground and above ground. It was opened in 1950. Underground station cut into the rocks.

The roof of New York

French photographer Charles de Vaivre made ​​a remarkable series of photographs, which depicts the New York roof. Preparing an entire book devoted to these secret gardens and terraces.

New York (/njuː ˈjɔrk/; locally IPA: [nɪu ˈjɔək] or [nuː ˈjɔrk] ( listen)) is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 7th most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the west and north, and Quebec to the north. The state of New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from the city of New York.

New York City, with a population of over 8.1 million, is the most populous city in the United States. It is known for its status as a financial and cultural center, and for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Both the state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.

New York was inhabited by various tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian speaking Native American tribes at the time Dutch settlers moved into the region in the early 17th century. In 1609, the region was first claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch. Fort Nassau was built near the site of the present-day capital of Albany in 1614. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson River Valley, establishing the colony of New Netherland. The British took over the colony by annexation in 1664.

The borders of the British colony, the Province of New York, were roughly similar to those of the present-day state. About one third of all the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. The state constitution was enacted in 1777. New York became the 11th state to ratify the United States Constitution, on July 26, 1788.

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