Flower Capital - Paris
Among many famous cities in the world, its profound cultural heritage and unique style are known as Paris, the capital of France
Enjoy the reputation of the "City of Flowers."
Paris is located in the middle of the Basin of France, across from the beautiful city of the Seine. It is based on a small boat
The island of the city - the island developed as The starting point has a history of more than two thousand years. The magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral
The hospital stands on the island in the center of the city. It was built in the 12th century and is the oldest and tallest Catholic church in Paris.
If Notre Dame de Paris is a symbol of ancient Paris, the Eiffel Tower standing on the left bank of the Seine is a symbol of modern Paris. This French engineer is the world's best copper and iron concrete.
Named after the founder of the Eiffel Tower, it was built in 1889 and is called the ancestor of the modern building. The tower is 320 meters high, equivalent to an 80-story building. The tower is so high, standing on the top of the tower, overlooking Paris, the city's scenery
In addition, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower (Eiffel Tower), as well as the Place de la Bastille, Place de la Concorde,
The Arc de Triomphe, the Elysee Palace, the Palace of Versailles, historical and artistic buildings in Paris
The center of the Place de Gaulle, opposite the Place de la Concorde, this is where Napoleon showed off his victory< /p>
It was constructed in an orderly manner. It took 30 years to complete the project since its establishment in 1806. The Arc de Triomphe is 44.82 meters wide and 22.21 meters thick, with four doors and internal and external walls. It is covered with reliefs and giant statues,
especially the immortal masterpiece "La Marseillaise" by the romantic sculptor Fran?ois Fanny is the most famous.
The one in front of the Elysee Palace. The Arc de Triomphe, a famous French building, on the street of the magnificent Palace of Scotia
The famous paintings hang on the walls, precious tapestries are furnished with antique gilded carved furniture in the rooms.
And a variety of exquisite floor-standing clocks, like a museum from 1873, the Elysee Palace
The French Presidential Palace. Paris has more than 60 museums, more than 70 libraries, 60 theaters, 200 cinemas, and 15 concert halls. The Louvre is the most famous museum of all French kings. p>
Palace, which has become the Museum of French Fine Arts. The museum has a collection of 400,000 paintings, including the "La Vecchio",
Parisian street art paintings and the sculpture "The Virgin of the Rocks". "Enduring. Here there are both
the world-famous open-air gallery and popular street concerts among the people. Many young students and
ordinary citizens often bring their own musical instruments , and a variety of street performances.
The famous Parisian clothing is available all over the world, leading the world's trendy clothing.
There are thousands of clothing stores in this city. People from all over the world come to customize their clothes. On the streets of Paris, it is difficult to meet women with the same clothing.
The symmetry of the ancient capital. - Beijing
In the aerial view from the helicopter, people were surprised to find that Jingshan resembled a portrait, with facial features
flavor and symmetry of ancient Beijing. It is a symmetrical city. The Forbidden City is the center, from Yongding Gate, Qianmen,
Tiananmen, Meridian Gate, Shenwumen, Jingshan to Tiananmen Square Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Andingmen
Axis Right. The east and west four parallel streets, vertical and horizontal intersections lead to the same thing in the alley;
Because of the symmetry of the axis, Beijing. The road is also easy to identify. Many people like the important buildings of the feudal era, neatly and symmetrically distributed around the axis.
For example, the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors’ paradises, Jidetian and Ditan Temple, were built on the east side of the north and south ends of the axis;
On the east side of Tiananmen, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was built for the working people of the royal family. The Palace of Culture (now converted), to the west of it, the Altar of Sheji, the ritual for praying for grain (now designated Zhongshan Park). This symmetrical pattern is particularly obvious in the palace and temple buildings of the Forbidden City. The temple buildings in the Forbidden City are paired with each other, even the stone beasts, stone fences, turrets along the banks, city sides, and carvings on the roofs, complement each other. Neat and symmetrical, it constitutes the unique urban architectural style of Beijing and its magnificent momentum,
gives a stable, broad and dignified feeling.
Beijing has a history of more than 4,000 years. The capital of the future Liao, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
It represents ancient Chinese culture and has many historical sites. Such as the Forbidden City, Jingshan, Beihai
Haihai, Zhongnanhai, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Temple of Heaven's Earth, the Great Wall - Badaling, Mutianyu Great Wall, Zhoukou
Dian Yuanmen and Shandong Cave Man ruins. Many strange-looking buildings contain rich cultural
thinking. For example, the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth have a dome and a square shape, which is in line with the ancient Chinese saying that the sky is round
side".
Beijing has Taishan Mountain in the west, Yanshan Mountain in the back, and Yanshan Mountain in the east. Bohai Sea, facing the plains of northern China, is a temperate continental climate
The climate has four distinct seasons, dry spring, hot summer, cool autumn and cold winter.
Beijing now has 10 districts. , 9 counties, covering an area of ????1,600 square kilometers, with a population of nearly 100,000.
This city is busy with skyscrapers. p>
Beijing's modern architecture, although not adhering to the stereotyped symmetrical layout of the past, is built with or in mind the traditional Chinese style, for example, around the center of the city, the Forbidden City subway. The Double Ring Road, the Third Ring Road, the Fourth Ring Road, and the Fifth Ring Road are all symmetrical on the central axis of the ancient Beijing city. The extension line of the highway runs north through the Asian Games Village and is now directly connected to the Yanshan Qifeng Modern Central Axis Road. Among all cities in the world, Beijing is still a uniquely symmetrical city.
The world capital of Buddhism - Bangkok
Thailand is known as the "Yellow Robe Buddhism", with more than 90% of the population believing in Buddhism.
The capital Bangkok. , is a Buddhist temple, the largest in the world, the size of more than 400 Buddhist temples
Through the city, you come into view through a majestic pagoda with a red roof, red, green and yellow. The temple with a Thai-style fish spine
shaped roof is full of mysterious oriental atmosphere. Every morning, when cigarette smoke curls up in the city, the sound of the chime is a clear and pleasant sound. Okay. Monks and nuns in the temple are walking slowly on the street, going door to door for alms, a unique scenery on the streets of Bangkok.
There are many temples, Wat Phra Kaew, and temples in Bangkok. Wat Pho, the most famous temple of the Golden Buddha, is known as the Three Treasures of Thailand. The Wat Phra Kaew is dedicated to the royal family of the Bangkok dynasty to hold religious ceremonies.
The low walls float around it. The altar walls of the Jade Buddha Temple are each painted with peonies, lotus flowers, and birds embedded with multi-color patterns. Some say that these colored porcelains were made by the Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He during his second voyage. p>
Come on. The Emerald Buddha is carved from a single piece of emerald green jade, 66 cm wide and 48%
m, and is enshrined on a golden throne in Thailand. People think that the Jade Buddha is a national treasure, and his spiritual power is infinite. Even before the Thai, British Prime Minister and the entire government cabinet were formed, the cabinet members swore allegiance to the country and the king. Wat Phra Kaew. People have further studies on marriage, childbirth, employment and other important priorities, but also go there to worship and pray. Two people took an oath on a bet
Please ask the Jade Buddha Temple to testify. Every season, a solemn ceremony is held by the king himself at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha
to bathe, change clothes, and change headgear.
The Reclining Buddha Temple of the temple is 48.7 meters long and 12.2 meters high. The huge reclining Buddha body is covered with gold
As big as a basketball court, it even covers an area higher than a four-story building. . Wat Pho is an idol worshiped by infertile couples in Thailand. It is often seen that a young couple kneels down to pray devoutly. Golden Buddha
The temple is dedicated to a pure gold Buddha statue weighing 5500 kilograms, cast in five parts and then shot
mounted as a whole.
Bangkok is not only home to many monasteries, monks and nuns, but is also known as the "Capital of Buddhism", with its monasteries and activities
It is indeed the capital of Buddhism: the headquarters of the 32 member countries of the World Fellowship of Buddhists I'll be here
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"Lion City" Singapore -
Between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, ships entering the Singapore port take a look at the Andrews
Hudson River Bridge, The lion-headed fish statue's red eyes, the tallest on the beach, are flashing in the glare and spraying springs from its mouth, as if to convey
meaning to tourists. This is a symbol of Singapore and a tourism icon established in 1972.
The meaning is in Sanskrit, Singapore "Lion City". According to legend, in 1150 BC, Pan, the prince of Sri Lanka's death kingdom, led his troops to the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and encountered an unnamed desert island for the first time< /p>
This is a majestic lion. Later, the city wall was built on the island, and the city was named "Sanghapura"
In addition, it means "Lion City", and the homonym becomes "Singapore".
Today, Singapore is the name of the city, the island, and the country of Singapore. Newport City, New
Singapore is the capital of Singapore, the southern part of the main island of Singapore. The port area
93 square kilometers, the channel can maintain deep water levels all year round and has first-class facilities. It is a free port and
is the largest port in Southeast Asia. Northeast of the central city of the Port District, on the north and south banks of the Singapore River Estuary,
The location of administrative agencies, the city's main business, finance, communications, transportation and other institutions are concentrated
Here.
Singapore, only 137 kilometers away from the equator, is surrounded by the sea in the summer.
The high temperature and rainy climate is regulated by the sea breeze, so people do not feel the heat. The area has neither mountains nor rivers,
attractions, but it has a pleasant climate, good municipal construction and services
the title of "Garden City" has made it a world-famous tourism center.
Singapore has no indigenous ethnic groups. The existing residents are immigrants, with Chinese residents accounting for the majority.
There are also Malays, Indians, Pakistanis, British, Japanese, etc.
Water City - Venice
Many cities in the world are called "Venice", such as "Venice of the East - Suzhou"
"Venice of Asia - Bangkok", "Venice of Northern Europe - Stockholm, visible Granville Road
Nice is a beautiful place.
Venice, the famous water capital in northern Italy is located on the Adriatic coast, a new
The moon-shaped lagoon is surrounded by a causeway in the northwest corner and is connected to the mainland
"Venice", which means "the most peaceful premise". , so far, more than 1,400 years of history in the city
A. From the 11th to the 13th century, Venice had a powerful navy that dominated the trade between Europe and the East by the end of the 14th century. Discipline Ye flourished with extremely expanded wealth, merchants, rich, kings, bishops and other competing luxurious buildings
Churches, palaces and mansions, and left a large number of cultural relics.
Venice is a city where you can see water and river streets as soon as you enter. More than 170 rivers crisscross the city
The land is divided into more than 110 large and small islands, about 3.2 kilometers long and 37 wide. - 70 meters, Dayun River
Island tourism between the riverside is lined with various architectural styles.
Many
buildings appear to be floating on the sparkling water, and some residents on the island can stand
in their own houses and chat with their "neighbors" on the opposite island. There are more than 400 bridges connecting the islands. Stone bridges
Every one of them is elegant, especially the most famous Rialto Bridge and Bridge of Sighs in the city center.
Rialto Bridge was built in the late 16th century as a marble independent hole bridge. The bridge is 48 meters long and 22 meters wide, with a pavilion in the heart and small shops lined on both sides.
Venice is a city of ships and trucks. There are no cars used here on the island, even the head of state
To come here, you have to give up the car market, take a boat or walk. In the different Venice rivers
All kinds of boats, water "transportation" - transport boats "private cars" -
Small motor boats, various "water shops" - Boats for sale, ambulance boats, fire boats, garbage
Boats, yachts... A popular type of boating, called a "gondola", which is flat and black,
The inclusive slope is steep, and there is a long oar standing on the right side. The number of people in history reached more than 10,000, and it is still used by tourist boats in order not to affect traffic. Venice is expressly prohibited. Swim in the river.
Variety of boats or vice versa, shuttle the large and small rivers that make up the unique downtown of the city.
The charming scenery of Venice is known as the center of St. Mark's Square in Venice.
The 99-meter-high bell tower is erected on the east square of the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica, with exquisite sculptures. Rooms
Examples of ancient architectural art in Venice are displayed in.
In 1980, China's Yangtze River Delta, Suzhou and Venice concluded as sister cities
Fog-London
London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is an ancient and modern city. It is not only a historical and cultural city and an international financial center, but also known as the world. "Fog"
London can be roughly divided into three parts, the City of London and outside London, consisting of 32 cities (including the City of London)
***. It consists of three parts, collectively with a total area of ??? 1605 square kilometers, with Greater London covering an area of ??only 1.6 square kilometers
The location of the London City Palace from the 11th to 16th centuries has now become a bank and insurance.
The concentration of companies, inventory management and stock exchanges. Is it in the West End of London?
The location of the relative official residence and cabinet ministries. Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace.
The rich gather here, the bustling market, especially the University of London, the Museum of London, the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, and London Bridge. , Newton,
The former residence and cemetery of Kelvin, Chopin, Marx and other celebrities, Greenwich Observatory, Hyde Park (Hyde Park)
A two-day forum, which is many Stunning place that enjoys a high reputation for art and culture in London
Dominates the sky with skyscrapers and medieval and Renaissance palaces, churches and other built
After all, the size of the park's green space and the brightly lit city streets are the same, more typical of the European city scenery in London
London is world-famous. "Fog City". There is fog here every 5 days. Here
The fog has been lingering for several days, and the air is filled with huge white water droplets. Thames
The church spiers on both sides are covered with high-rise buildings and there are only a few castles in the air. Fog also
The public brings trouble. In December, 1952, there was a heavy fog that lasted for more than four days. Household heating exhaust smoke and dust were shrouded in fog and lingered. The light shines
bright in the dark during the day. Traffic in the city was paralyzed, residents felt chest tightness and difficulty breathing, and the marble buildings on Whitehall Street
corroded.
London fog and local geographical environment and air pollution. The Atlantic Ocean in the UK
An island nation in the basin of London and southeastern England. What are the north and south sides of the basin?
Facing the mountains, the Thames River passes through the city from west to east to the North Sea. The urban area from the river mouth is only 880,000
meters. London's climate is influenced by warm and humid westerly winds and the North Atlantic Warm Current, and is a temperate ocean climate. In autumn and winter, when the westerly Atlantic water vapor hits the land, the daytime and nighttime temperature changes
The difference is relatively large, the relatively stable air basin, poor mobility, and cold air often form
Enter The fog in the sky is periodic and does not dissipate for a long time. Coupled with the rapid development of industry and transportation in London,
Industrial and mining companies and a large amount of smoke and car exhaust floating in the air have become condensation nuclei of fog, which also
Is one of the causes of fog.
Since the 1980s, the British government has taken a series of measures to strengthen environmental protection. In London
visibility has improved compared with the past, and the average annual sunshine hours have also increased significantly. With. Long extinct
Bird is once again flying over London.
Three-dimensional City - Tokyo
Located in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, the southeastern part of the Kanto Plain borders the southern end of Tokyo Bay. Because of the Sumida River, Arakawa and other rivers in the sea near it, the old name was Edo. This flourished in 1457, and the city of Edo was established. In 1868 (the first year of Meiji), the capital was moved from Kyoto in the west and the building was renamed Tokyo. Expanded in 1943
Administrative discretion, not in Tokyo, Tokyo. Japan "is" equivalent to our municipalities.
Tokyo? It covers an area of ??2,100 square kilometers and has a population of more than 1,100 people, including more than 800 people in the urban area. Along Tokyo Bay in the direction of Yokohama, Tokyo is Japan's largest industrial area - Keihin Industrial Area
The area extends to Keiyo Ward, Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo.
Tokyo’s history has two major injuries. The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, during the Edo period
Many buildings were destroyed. During World War II, Japan launched a war of retaliation by bombing Tokyo in ruins. However, in the blink of an eye, three or forty years have passed, high-rise block buildings are rising, and a steady stream of vehicles is on a new underground railway, highway, Tokyo,
The face is displayed before people's eyes.
Japan’s central state agencies are concentrated in the city center along Kasumigaseki. Tokyo's first supertall building, completed in 1968, Kasumigaseki Tower stands out and stands out. From the city center moat
Through a pine forest, past Edo Castle, where the emperor's palace was located. The new palace after the war.
7. Green tiles, white walls, dark brown brackets. Along the deep ditch of the Forbidden City, there is a shade of the ancient city, but it also has the flavor of the Edo period. On the lawn outside the courthouse in front of the Royal Palace, but with modern rolling blocks
High-rise buildings. The city's most prosperous Ginza is 1.5 kilometers away, along the main street, high-end shops and famous old
shops are lined up row upon row, and strange advertisements sultry eyes and ears. At night, colorful neon lights stay up all night long, making it known as the "city that never sleeps."
Tokyo is a very large city with a large population density, which is a serious threat. Entering the 1970s
In the past ten years, urban construction, high-altitude, and underground development have become a veritable perspective.
City. In Kasumigaseki, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Shibuya and other places, many high-rise earthquakes have been built
Ha. Establish a "Sunshine City" in the Ikebukuro area. Its main body is a 60-story office building with a height of 240 meters. In addition, there are 9 international entrance mezzanine floors on the 12th floor and the 37-storey Yang Optical Prince Hotel. "Four high-rise buildings are connected to more than 200 shopping streets, and the remaining open space is opened up with plazas and parks.
District’s “Sunshine City”? Approximately 60,000 square meters of land due to the maximum use area
taken? 600,000 square meters of advantage. A strong earthquake occurred in the Sunshine Building,
wind resistance, all facilities are completely automatic, and people living here are like living in a small city that is
packaged.
Tokyo's underground shopping malls are being built, the most famous one being the
street near the Yaesu underground store in Tokyo Station. It is a three-story caisson reinforced concrete structure, just like an aircraft carrier on the ground
The same. The total area is approximately 140,000 square meters. The first floor is more than 250 shops, streets, any reason
You can buy here and it is basically completed; the second floor is an open-air parking lot; the third floor is to install air conditioning
Water supply, Electric power and other mechanical equipment. This underground shopping mall has 20 locations in Tokyo.
Japan is the country of cherry blossoms. Every spring in April, Tokyo's Ueno Park, Chishima and other places
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the trees are like crimson light clouds. This modern city beauty
joins the beauty.
Green Capital - Moscow
Located in Moscow, the capital of Russia, the center of the European part of Russia. Like the Jade Belt of the Moskva River, it meanders through the Lenin Mountains at its feet, from west to east, north and south, bypassing the Kremlin, and then turns to the south.
It flows sideways. Moscow was also named after the river.
The second largest city in Europe, after Paris and Moscow, a city with a history of more than 800 years.
It was built on 7 rolling hills, and the whole city is like a big spider web. Moscow
The street is a ring of circular and radial boulevards, extending outward from the center. Bustling
The streets and newly built residential areas on both sides are lined with different styles and various architectural decorations. As night falls,
the red star of the Kremlin on the map of thousands of lights in the sky exudes charming jewel-like colors.
The Kremlin and Red Square are the center of the city. This world-famous palace was built in 1156 and was the royal palace of the Tsars in Chronicles. In the central palace stand three famous Catholic churches. With smooth white walls and harmonious proportions that closely resemble the domes of ancient knights' helmets, these buildings are powerful and generous.
Red Square is east of the Kremlin. Red Square in Russia means "a beautiful square".
It was provided in the late 15th century as a trading market. Later, the tsarist government often decreed this,
Convening masses. October After the revolution, celebrations were held in Red Square.
Colorful marble Lenin's tomb is on the side of the Kremlin Palace wall in Red Square.
The temperature in Moscow is low and there are few trees. Known as the "Desert City." Since 1928,
large-scale afforestation has begun, and eight green belts have been established radiating across the country, from the city center to the suburbs.
The city has 11 large and small parks and gardens, or 11% of the natural forest area in the suburbs. There is a
extinct wild sika deer breeding from thousands to dozens of degrees. Is it available now? The urban green area accounts for 40% of the total area, and on average each Muscovite has 44 square meters of green space. Improving the ecological environment, beautifying the city, and regulating the climate
Moscow has taken off as a desert city, and its greenness has become the envy of the world.
The ancient desert capital - Cairo
Cairo, the largest city in Africa, is the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt and a famous tourist
city.
Cairo is located near the top of the world's longest river - the Nile Delta, to the east, south and west
Surfacely surrounded by the Sahara Desert, which has a hot, dry climate and is the world's largest desert city. AD
For 969 AD, continental America was not discovered before Cairo, the Arab Empire and the Fatimid Kingdom
All. The Arabic text in the "Cairo Declaration" means "victory". In the 13th century the size of the city
further expanded trade and cultural centers near and far.
Cairo reflects the traditional Arab ethnic style of the Old City, with modern Western architectural styles.
New city construction, the integration and coexistence of modern civilization and ancient traditions, mutual Cairo
Main functions.
Kesi Qi Street is located in the center of Cairo, parallel to the Nile River and Cairo's main traffic line,
on the banks of the Nile River. On the east coast, there is an old city built in the 11th-16th centuries, where most of Cairo's monuments are set.
Here, there are more than 400 unique monuments. The Citadel of Saladin was built in the 12th century, has many famous mosques, and has a large market, with a glimpse of the Arabian market displaying bronzes, textiles, carpets, amber, spices and other items are available for purchase. The houses in the old town have low
short, narrow streets and alleys and maintain the ancient style.
On the west bank of the Nile, new urban areas have developed rapidly since the 19th century. New urban high-rise forest
The Lee Cairo Tower, 187 meters high, overlooks the city. On the wide roads, there are Mercedes-Benz New Districts everywhere
And in the streets of the old town, but not in time, you can see ancient horse-drawn carriages and desert trams and cars;
Between camels.
Egypt, where Islam is the state religion. In Egypt, which has a population of more than 5 million, Muslims account for 80% of the population. Cairo is dotted with more than 1,000 mosques and spiers on top of temples, dotted like stars
in the city. Cairo, the ancient desert capital, has been awarded the title of "City of a Thousand Towers".
Open the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx in the southwestern suburbs of Cairo, a famous historical and cultural city that fascinates tourists from all over the world.
- The Seven Hills of Rome
Rome, Italy, borders on both sides of the central Tiber River. There is an interesting legend about its origin. According to legend, the Greek gods Mars, Romulus and Limousin, were twins.
After birth, the mother was killed by enemies and they were placed in baskets and thrown into the Tiber River. But one basket,
did not sink and they drifted to the shore. A female wolf takes back wolf milk to feed. After becoming a hunter of the Shiqu family, he learned the skills. When they grow up, they kill their enemies and take revenge on their mothers. The elder brother became king and built a castle on the top of the seven hills of the Tiber River, naming it after himself. The concept of "Romulus" soon became Roman. Rome, also known as the "City of Seven Hills", emblems of the city of Rome or with a she-wolf raising her children, as a model.
Rome, the ancient city of Rome expanded in the 20th century and new cities. Built into the "Seven Hills"
of the ancient Roman city, it was very popular and historically the capital of the Roman Empire. In the 4th century,
After the collapse of the Roman Empire, it was established by the Church and The Pope ruled until 1867 and became the capital of Italy
The Roman Walled City is a huge historical museum.
On both sides of the Imperial Avenue, there are many famous squares, churches and palaces. Three triumphal arches and two triumphal columns record the performance of the Roman Empire across three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The charming Colosio Arena is built in the center of the city near the Basin of Athletics
The area covers an area of ??20,000 square meters, with a circumference of 527 meters and 4 walls of 57 meters. The two-storey building is rounded out with light yellow stone bricks. The magnificent building was built in the 1st century AD and is said to have been built when the Roman Empire conquered Jerusalem to show its grandeur. The martial arts was forced to take 80,000 prisoners
To complete the first 10 years, the location was close to the lion, tiger cellar, arena, and jungle
The center of the venue could accommodate about 50,000 people. Watch. According to records, on the open stage, 3,000 star fighters,
000 lions, and tigers fought in this life-and-death struggle for a full 100 days.
The level playing field has become one of the eight most beautiful places in the world.
The Vatican is a Roman city on the Vatican Heights in the northwest corner of the ancient Roman city.
Surface
The plot is only 0.44 square kilometers and was inhabited in 2000. It is ruled by the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and is a complete,
spiritual center for Catholics in the world. The dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the city is 138 meters from the ground.
The Roman Catholic Church in Rome has supreme authority. Just as in Beijing
buildings in the past were not allowed to be higher than the palaces in the Forbidden City, buildings in Rome were not allowed to be
higher than the height of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.