But the historic city has tranquil pockets as well, with quiet corners and ample green spaces.
Windsor Castle, encircled by the historic city of the same name, is an easy-to-tackle 30-mile cycle from the capital.
Pakistanis reacted with similar scorn when their capital was moved from the historic city of Karachi to characterless Islamabad.
In Venice, where the sea-level data was released, engineers are constructing a new set of tidal barriers to protect the historic city.
But residents have since complained that the construction of new homes and efforts to rebuild the historic city centre have been too slow.
Afterward, a senior officer laid a wreath on a memorial to five pre-Revolutionary War royal governors who had been born in the historic city.
The new Reserve Champagne and Tea Lounge is a delightful place to spend an afternoon sipping and supping after a morning meeting in the historic city centre.
The latest instalment in this series concerns the archaeology, history, art and architecture of the province of Ghazni which we sincerely hope contributes to greater knowledge and understanding of the historic city of Ghazni and also sparks new interest among the Afghan youth to help safeguard heritage under threat from looting and destruction.
Most rooms and the top floor Le Loft Bar and Lounge offer some of the best views in the city from its location just across the Danube overlooking the historic old city inside the Ringstrasse.
And the lanes of gutted houses lead to the historic Old City, the cherished heart of Homs which barely beats now.
The Moscow city government lowered the maximum allowable height of buildings in the historic center of the city from 100 to 75 meters, although buildings which are already under construction will not be lowered.
The focus of the workshop goes beyond the traditional role of the museum and includes the concept of the entire historic city as a living museum, getting away from the definition of a museum as a physical structure with four walls and a door and includes the cultural spaces, traditional skills, community and other tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) said the project could "irreversibly damage" the city's historic docklands and the committee put the city on an "in danger" list in June.
Their next stop after the camp was the historic Roman city of Jerash.
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In 2003, some 26, 000 people were killed by a 6.6 magnitude quake that flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam.
Meanwhile, French-led troops are consolidating their position in the historic Malian city of Timbuktu after seizing it from Islamist extremists.
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Most so-called Parisians live outside the historic inner city, in a patchwork of communes and communities that lie beyond the outer ring road.
Abu Stayf lives on the edge of the historic old city.
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The unit's experts have been custodians of the city's historic sites and artefacts - including the medieval city walls and vaults - for more than 50 years.
They're very much part of the fabric of the historic heart of the city.
Since the property is near Florence, singles can take in the historic sights in the city like the Uffizi Gallery and the Duomo on their downtime.
She commended the Minister for his efforts to preserve the city of St Petersburg through the establishment of an open-ended group of experts to address the delineation of the boundary of the historic centre of the city, as well as to enhance the legal protection of the property with a view to respecting its outstanding universal value.
And while there is a greater part of the city that still is suffering horribly, the historic and tourism core of the city is thriving, and in many ways enjoying the spirit like no other time in history.
The famed pink hotel was named the first historic landmark in the city of Beverly Hills in mid-2012.
Islam, an architect, is the head of the Urban Study Group, a small band of architects founded in 2004 that are campaigning to save the cultural heritage of Puran Dhaka, the most historic area in the city.
Tel Aviv, often considered the New York City of Israel, is seeing the value in restoring its historic sites, like the ancient port city of Jaffa and the storied Hatachana train station.
The idea was to try and draw attention to some of the beautiful and historic buildings of the city that so often go unnoticed as people go about their daily business.
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The plan points up Bloomberg's ambition to leave a legacy of think-big projects, and it's poised to resolve a yearslong, sometimes divisive debate over what to do with the historic armory and what the city's poorest borough would get out of it.
Mr. Tierney said he's met with opponents and is open to considering their concerns but not slowing the pace of creating historic districts in the city.
The NYPD has said that stop-and-frisk is an integral element in the historic reduction in city crime.
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