The Industrial Revolution transformed Berlin during the 19th century ; the city's economy and population expanded dramatically, and it became the main rail hub and economic center of Germany.

Never a strong center of industry and manufacturing, the city's economic base relies on the education, medical, technology and insurance industries.

Conditions signed in the peace treaty were intended to compromise Carthage's economic situation and prevent the city's recovery.

Similarly, Colorado State University's enrollment doubled during the 1960s, making it the city's primary economic force by the end of the century.

The economic structures of medieval and early modern Cologne were characterized by the city's status as a major harbor and transport hub upon the Rhine.

The wars since 1978 have limited the city's economic productivity but after the establishment of the Karzai administration in late 2001 some progress has been made.

Many countries sought to emulate Pakistan's economic planning strategy and one of them, South Korea, copied the city's second " Five-Year Plan " and world Financial Centre in Seoul is designed and modeled after Karachi.

In the mid-20th century, the city's trade fair assumed renewed importance as a point of contact with the Comecon Eastern Europe economic bloc, of which East Germany was a member.

The Intercolonial Railway of Canada | Intercolonial Railway depot in Moncton was central to the city's economic recovery in the late 19th century.

After a brief period of economic prosperity in the 15th century, the city's economy suffered during the wars of religion of the 16th and 17th centuries, and recovery did not happen until the industrial revolution in the early 19th century.

They are built not just for economy of space ; like temples and palaces of the past, skyscrapers are considered symbols of a city's economic power.

Milan's economic growth brought a rapid expansion in the city's area and population during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

After relative stagnation in the 1990s, the city's strong economic growth has revitalized infrastructure and led to the development of many shopping malls, residential estates and high-rise office buildings.

Many important historic buildings were rebuilt, including the Semper Opera House, the Zwinger Palace and a great many other historic buildings, although the city leaders chose to reconstruct large areas of the city in a " socialist modern " style, partly for economic reasons, but also to break away from the city's past as the royal capital of Saxony and a stronghold of the German bourgeoisie.

From 1870, driven by economic growth, the city's population expanded by 70 %, reaching 135, 000 in 1917.

Although efforts to restore the town center continue, the majority of the city's economic activity has since relocated along Rockville Pike ( MD Route 355 / Wisconsin Avenue ).

In the nineteenth century, however, the closing of the caricatore precipitated a profound economic crisis that lasted until the end of the century, when artisanal and proto-industrial activity began to replace the traditional agricultural base of the city's economy.

This cooperative element is seen as a particularly important factor with regards to the city's expected future economic development, as outlined in the Turku Strategy that is published annually by the city council.

Oaklanders refer to their city's terrain as " the flatlands " and " the hills ", which until recent waves of gentrification have also been a reference to Oakland's deep economic divide, with " the hills " being more affluent communities.

* 594 BC — The leaders of Athens, facing an economic crisis and popular discontent, appointed the poet – statesman Solon eponymous archon to institute democratic reforms and revive the city's constitution, extending citizenship to males of many classes.

The city's ethnic makeup has been defined by political and economic factors.

The industry is a key component of the city's economic make-up with more than 10 % of all Berlin residents employed in cultural sectors.

The economy of Salerno is mainly based on services and tourism, as most of the city's manufacturing base did not survive the economic crisis of the 1970s.

Despite the defeat of the Communities, the city's resultant economic boom continued into the sixteenth century, its population rising to 27, 000 in 1594.

The highest elevations in Berlin are the Teufelsberg and the Müggelberge in the city's outskirts, and in the centre the Kreuzberg.

In Hyderabad, the MMTS mainly transports people from the city centre to HI-TEC city, the city's Information Technology hub.

Merchants who profited from the American trade began investing in leather, textiles, iron, coal, sugar, rope, sailcloth, glassworks, breweries, and soapworks, setting the foundations for the city's emergence as a leading industrial centre after 1815.

The foundation of the University of Leipzig in 1409 initiated the city's development into a centre of German law and the publishing industry, and towards being the location of the Reichsgericht ( Imperial Court of Justice ), and the German National Library ( founded in 1912 ).

The historic Nineveh is mentioned about 1800 BC as a centre of worship of Ishtar, whose cult was responsible for the city's early importance.

The city's full official name is Stołeczne Miasto Poznań (" The Capital City of Poznań "), in reference to its role as a centre of political power in the early Polish state.

Nearby the Botanical Gardens of the city's university, in a small forest called Elysium, lies the geographical centre of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

The city's off-centre location can be attributed to the changing shape of the nation's borders through the centuries ; Vilnius was once not only culturally but also geographically at the centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

The bomb, placed in a van on Corporation Street in the city centre, targeted the city's infrastructure and economy and caused widespread damage, estimated by insurers at £ 700 million (£ 1 billion as of 2011 ).

The city's municipal road network is centred around a series of high-capacity boulevards, which generally radiate out from the city centre to the outskirts.

Palatul Telefoanelor (" The Telephone Palace ") was the first major modernist building on Calea Victoriei in the city's centre, and the massive, unfinished communist-era Casa Radio looms over a park a block away from the Opera.

Dresden remains a major cultural centre of historical memory, owing to the city's destruction in World War II.

Following a visit in 1963, the Catalan surrealist artist Salvador Dalí declared the city's railway station the centre of the Universe, saying that he always got his best ideas sitting in the waiting room.

After Baghdad emerged as the seat of the caliph in 750 and the main centre of Islamic civilization, Bahrain greatly benefited from the city's increased demand for foreign goods especially from China and South Asia.

The city's cultural centre organises a number of regular events, most notably the Medieval Market in July each year.

The city's role as main Austrian trading port and shipbuilding centre was later emphasized with the foundation of the merchant shipping line Austrian Lloyd in 1836, whose headquarters stood at the corner of the Piazza Grande and Sanità.

This line is and links the city's central railway station with the city centre and harbour.

East Berlin developed a mono-centric structure with lower level density and a functional mix in the city's core, while West Berlin was poly-centric in nature, with a high-density, multi functional city centre.

People inside the Christchurch city centre were evacuated, and the city's central business district remained closed until 5 September.

The Traralgon Creek runs through the city's centre and its green belt separates its eastern and western suburban areas.

Manchester's gay village is within Greater Manchester's main central business district and is the centre for the city's pride events.

The city's total population is 117, 073 ( 1 January 2008 ), of which around 20, 000 live in the historic centre.

Despite this tension and the city's decline in the face of barbarian invasions, Arles remained a great religious centre and host of church councils ( see Council of Arles ), the rival of Vienne, for hundreds of years.

The Spaniards built the main centre point of the city's defences, " la Citadelle ", siting it on Mont St. Etiene, which closes the neck of the bend in the river that encloses the old city.