Services and public administration also play a major role in the city's economy.

Life science, information technology and shipping are important sectors, and research & development plays a major role in the city's economy.

Constantius captured Amida and initiated a major refortification the city, enhancing the city's circuit walls and constructing large towers.

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.

Continental AG, founded in Hanover in 1871, is one of the city's major companies.

The city's highest rainfall in 24 hours occurred on 7 August 1953, when about of rain lashed the city, resulting in major flooding.

The city's skyline is what one might envision for a major Midwest city, with some notable exceptions.

Environmental pollution is low, although as of 2006 the city council is concerned about levels of particulate matter ( PM ), especially along the city's major thoroughfares.

Maastricht ’ s association of coffee shop owners lost in June 2012 in a Dutch court a legal challenge of the new rules against the city's major.

However the city's development was hampered by regular major fires and floods.

The construction of the Ringbahn around the city's perimeter, linked to all the major stations, allowed the connecting line to be scrapped in 1871, although the Ringbahn itself was not complete and open for all traffic until 15 November 1877.

* The city's major football club is ADO Den Haag.

The Stranahan Theater is a major concert hall located on the city's south side.

** The 1962 New York City newspaper strike begins, affecting all of the city's major newspapers ; It would last for 114 days.

A strong demand for new residential and commercial areas drove to extreme urban expansion and architectural renewal, that has produced some of the major milestones in the city's architectural history, including Gio Ponti's Pirelli Tower ( 1956 – 60 ), Velasca Tower ( 1956 – 58 ), and the creation of brand new residential satellite towns, as well as huge amounts of low quality public housings.

Romania's largest stock exchange, the Bucharest Stock Exchange, which was merged in December 2005 with the Bucharest-based electronic stock exchange Rasdaq, plays a major role in the city's economy.

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.

However, the change of sovereignty from the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman one did not affect the city's prestige as a major imperial city and trading hub.

These were investigated by the city's Building Department, which found no major violations.

By the time it was banned, the ball was so large that it had to be held in the Chicago Coliseum, the city's major convention center.

By the time it was banned, the ball was so large that it had to be held in the Chicago Coliseum, the city's major convention center.

A second major railroad, the Dakar-Niger built from 1906 – 1923, linked Dakar to Bamako and consolidated the city's position at the head of France's West African empire.

In 1993, the city passed a massive redevelopment package known as the Metropolitan Area Projects ( MAPS ), intended to rebuild the city's core with civic projects to establish more activities and life to downtown.

Castle Point, The Projects, Hoboken Terminal, and Hudson Tea are distinct enclaves at the city's periphery.

ABC No Rio itself grew out of the 1979 Real Estate Show, organized by the artists ' group Colab ( Collaborative Projects ), in which a large group of artists seeking to foster connections between these communities occupied an abandoned building at 123 Delancey St. and turned it into a gallery to show solidarity with working people in a critique of the city's land use policies — policies that in essence kept buildings empty until the area again attracted investment from developers — and a demonstration of what can be achieved through solidarity.

The facility was the premier component of the city's 1993 Capital Improvement Program, known as Metropolitan Area Projects ( MAPS ), which financed new and upgraded sports, entertainment, cultural and convention facilities primarily in the downtown section with a temporary 1-cent sales tax assessed.

Projects would be designed for whole districts, visibly transforming a city's architectural image.

Northern and extreme eastern parts of Cairo, which include satellite towns, are among the most recent additions to the city, as they developed in the late-20th and early-21st centuries to accommodate the city's rapid growth.

Renowned Chicago theater companies include the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ( on the city's north side ), the Goodman Theatre, and the Victory Gardens Theater.

Other live-music genre which are part of the city's cultural heritage include Chicago blues, Chicago soul, jazz, and gospel.

Geographic landmarks include Horsetooth Reservoir and Horsetooth Mountain — so named because of a tooth-shaped granite rock that dominates the city's western skyline.

The city's most popular department / general stores include Siman, Hiper Paiz & Paiz ( Walmart ), Price Smart, ClubCo, Cemaco, Sears, Office Depot, etc.

The city's boundaries were again expanded in 1925 ( to include Główna, Komandoria, Rataje, Starołęka, Dębiec, Szeląg and Winogrady ) and 1933 ( Golęcin, Podolany ).

Classical music events include the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition ( held every 5 years ), and classical music concerts by the city's Philharmonic Orchestra held each month in the University Aula.

In large cities such as London, suburbs include formerly separate towns and villages that have been gradually absorbed during a city's growth and expansion.

Names in other languages prominent in the city's history include Солоунь ( Soloun ) in Old Church Slavonic, Salonika in Ladino, Selanik ( also Selânik ) in Turkish ( سلانیك in Ottoman Turkish ), Solun ( also written as Солун ) in the local and neighboring South Slavic languages, Салоники ( Saloníki ) in Russian, and Sãrunã in Aromanian.

Some of their early accomplishments include passing the city's first zoning laws, contributing input to the planning of the city ’ s subway line, and commissioning public art throughout the city.

The city's colleges ( apart from the University of Regensburg ) include an episcopal clerical seminary, and a school of church music.

Other town centers include: " Takoma Junction ", the corner of Carroll Avenue and Route 410 in the geographic center of town, home to the city's large food co-op ; Takoma-Langley Crossroads in downtown Langley Park, and the Flower shopping district, both of which are home to many immigrant-owned establishments.

The city's tourist attractions include the Galveston Schlitterbahn waterpark, Moody Gardens botanical park, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, the Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston Railroad Museum, a downtown neighborhood of historic buildings known as The Strand, many historical museums and mansions, and miles of beach front from the East End's Porretto Beach, Stewart Beach to the West End pocket parks. Also there is a pier-turned-amusement park that opened May 2012. it is called Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier.

In July 2007, the San Juan Golf Academy and its golf driving range began operating atop the city's former sanitary landfill in Puerto Nuevo and will eventually include the city's first and only 9-hole golf course.

Following the decline of the whisky industry locally, the city's economy has now diversified to include insurance and banking.

NJPAC is involved in the construction of One Theater Square, a mixed-use skyscraper in the heart of the cultural district that is planned to include the city's tallest building.

Pre-1778 artifacts that never left the city since its founding include the Vajradhara statue made by Zanabazar himself in 1683 ( the city's main deity kept at the Vajradhara temple ), a highly ornate throne presented to Zanabazar by the Kangxi Emperor ( before 1723 ), a sandalwood hat presented to Zanabazar by the Dalai Lama ( c. 1663 ), Zanabazar's large fur coat which was also presented by the Kangxi Emperor and a great number of original statues made by Zanabazar himself ( e. g. the Green Tara ).

Almost all of the city's employees, which include part-time staff amounting to approximately 342 full-time equivalents, report to the city manager.

The minorities in Lima include Amerindians ( mostly Aymara and Quechua ), Afro-Peruvians, whose African ancestors were initially brought to the region as slaves, are yet another part of the city's ethnic diversity.

The city's corporate boundaries do not include all of the area historically known as Falls Church ; these areas include portions of Seven Corners and other portions of the current Falls Church postal districts of Fairfax County, as well as the area of Arlington County known as East Falls Church, which was part of the town of Falls Church from 1875 to 1936.

Because of the city's population base, popular nicknames include " Fashionable Ferndale ," and " Fabulous Ferndale ".