Cities Flashcards
World’s Oldest Walled City
Jericho
World’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
Damascus
Northernmost World Capital
Reykjavik
Southernmost World Capital
Wellington
World Capital Highest in Elevation
La Paz
European Capital Highest in Elevation
Madrid
Asian Capital Highest in Elevation
Thimphu, Bhutan
North American Capital Highest in Elevation
Mexico City
City with Most Fountains
Rome
The Waltz City
Vienna
The Jewel of the Adriatic
Venice
City of Lights
Paris
Pearl of the Orient
Manila
City of Bridges
Stockholm
Formerly Known as Christiana
Oslo
Formerly Known at Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
Formerly Known as Philadelphia
Amman, Jordan
Formerly Edo
Tokyo
Formerly New Amsterdam
NYC
Formerly Fort York
Toronto
Formerly Batavia
Jakarta
Formerly Leningrad
St. Petersburg
Formerly Danzig
Gdansk
Formerly Constantinople
Istanbul
Formerly Angora
Ankara
Formerly Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City
Formerly Rangoon
Yangon
Formerly Salsbury
Harare
Home of World’s Tallest Building
Dubai
Home of Hagia Sophia
Istanbul
Home of Taj Mahal
Agra
Home of the Hermitage
St. Petersburg
Home of Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
Home of Benaki Museum
Athens
Home of Uffizi Museum and the Bargello
Florence
Home of the Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Home of the Prado
Madrid
Home of Tretyakov Museum
Moscow
Home of the Guggenheim
NYC
Home of the Kon-Tiki Museum
Olso
Interpol Headquarters
Paris
NATO headquarters
Brussels
WHO Headquarters
Geneva
OPEC Headquarters
Vienna
Former League of National Headquarters
Geneva
Nobel Prize (except Peace)
Stockholm
Where Nobel Peace Prize is Awarded
Oslo