Which is the most beautiful city in the world?

Discussion in 'Food & Travel' started by Iranian Monitor, Apr 3, 2005.

  1. Iranian Monitor

    Iranian Monitor Member+

    Aug 18, 2004
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    Nominate your favorite city, or the one you consider the most beautiful, with pictures from it. Lets see which ends up being counted the most beautiful city in the world?

    My nomination, admitedly biased, goes to Isfahan. Isfahan, located in central Iran, is a historic city of around 2 million people. It was made the capital of Iran under Shah Abass of the Safavid Dynasty (1501-1725), who adorned the city with numerous architectural sites. The inhabitents of the city, which include many members of my family, used to say: "Isfahan, Nesf-e Jahan" (Isfahan, is Half of the world).

    I will post most pictures later, depending on the competition. :)

    The Khajou Bridge
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    The Shah Abass (now 'Abbasi') former Caravansarie, now 5-star hotel
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    View of Isfahan's historic main square
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  2. Ombak

    Ombak Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
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  3. Ray Luca

    Ray Luca BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Feb 2, 2005
  4. BenReilly

    BenReilly New Member

    Apr 8, 2002
    You must be joking.
     
  5. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    San Francisco's the most beautiful city that I've been to. Honolulu & environs a close second. A lot of people say Paris is the most beautiful. And of course you'll have tons of NYC supporters.
     
  6. sarabella

    sarabella BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 22, 2004
    UK
    I haven't been that many places outside the US, but Amsterdam takes the cake for me:

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  7. dfb547490

    dfb547490 New Member

    Feb 9, 2000
    The Heights
    Gary, Indiana

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  8. Foots

    Foots Member

    Jan 7, 2002
    Ellicott City, MD
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  9. Scarecrow

    Scarecrow Red Card

    Feb 13, 2004
    Chicago
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    Dumbest thread ever.

    Pure speculation as to what is the most beautiful city in the World.
    This is just another way for IM to spout BS about Iran. Once again, if you are so enamored with the place, then move there. Why stay in the states when you obviously want to live in Iran. Be honest, you stay here cause the money is better, the food is better, the way of life is better, everything here is better that is why you stay here.
     
  10. Demosthenes

    Demosthenes Member+

    May 12, 2003
    Berkeley, CA
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    United States
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    America's finest city (tm).
     
  11. Colm

    Colm Member

    Aug 17, 2004
    UK
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    --other--
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    where i live :)
     
  12. striker

    striker Member+

    Aug 4, 1999
    This is a beautiful view. Sadly, you don't get this view too often nowadays because of all the smog that got blown in from southern China.
     
  13. Mel Brennan

    Mel Brennan PLANITARCHIS' BANE

    Paris Saint Germain
    United States
    Apr 8, 2002
    Baltimore
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  14. Ian McCracken

    Ian McCracken Member

    May 28, 1999
    USA
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    Italy
  15. gaijin

    gaijin New Member

    Aug 1, 2004
    Malaysia
    Well, I just googled "world's most beautiful city" and got Venice.

    Oddly enough the site was in arabic.......

    Mel, I did - "world's ugliest city" and got LA.... stop telling porkies to get IM riled.

    I'll probably go Split in Croatia. Mind you Rijeka is pretty nice too.

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  16. Dante

    Dante Moderator
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    Nov 19, 1998
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    Umm, not Politics related.

    Moved to the travel forum.
     
  17. Hyok

    Hyok Member+

    Sep 4, 2002
    California
    LMAO. It's almost as beautiful as Flint, MI. LOL.
     
  18. Hyok

    Hyok Member+

    Sep 4, 2002
    California
    And now how did I know that you were going to nominate an Iranian city?
     
  19. Iranian Monitor

    Iranian Monitor Member+

    Aug 18, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    If you read the article, you would see it is from an Iranian who doesn't like change or modern architecture. Specifically, he is complaining about:

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    Tehran, IMO, is not the most beautiful city, but it is certainly not the ugliest:

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  20. Iranian Monitor

    Iranian Monitor Member+

    Aug 18, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    And I would hope you would nominate a Korean city, so we could learn about it as well. There are folks here from all parts of the world, and it would be nice if we learned from one another instead of spent time trying to just insult each other.

    BTW, I nominated what is Iran's richest city architecturally, where I have a lot of family besides. Iran has a lot of scenic towns and resorts, each borrowing from the beauty of the landscape on which they are built. But Isfahan's beauty is all man made; historically significant architectual sites that made a city built in central Iran where -- unlike the northern coastal towns by the Caspian sea and some other places -- the landscape is not particulary noteworthy but the city nonetheless is among the most beautiful in the world.

    More pics from Isfahan:

    Safavid era architecture:

    Ali Qapu
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    "Chehlsotoon"
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    http://www2.arch.uiuc.edu/aamin/isfahan/images/ab13.jpg
    http://www2.arch.uiuc.edu/aamin/isfahan/images/is5.jpg
    http://www2.arch.uiuc.edu/aamin/isfahan/images/stuff/Chelsotoon.jpg
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  21. Barbara

    Barbara BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 29, 2000
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    That's purty.
     
  22. bojendyk

    bojendyk New Member

    Jan 4, 2002
    South Loop, Chicago
    Dubrovnik, Croatia (sorry, but it's much nicer than Split or Rijeka)

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  23. bojendyk

    bojendyk New Member

    Jan 4, 2002
    South Loop, Chicago
    Santorini, Greece:
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  24. bojendyk

    bojendyk New Member

    Jan 4, 2002
    South Loop, Chicago
    Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
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  25. Iranian Monitor

    Iranian Monitor Member+

    Aug 18, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    More from Isfahan

    Even in the 17th century, Isfahan would look a lot like this (except the middle of the square was a polo ground back in the 17th century):

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