Even when they are finished, however, the contrast will remain, for Istanbul is the only city in the world that is built upon two continents.

If the distant patron of the suburban branch has been frightened away from downtown by traffic problems, however, the city store can only pressure the politicians to do something about the highways or await the completion of the federal highway program.

John XXIII was acknowledged as pope by France, England, Bohemia, Prussia, Portugal, parts of the Holy Roman Empire, and numerous Northern Italian city states, including Florence and Venice ; however, the Avignon Pope Benedict XIII was regarded as pope by the Kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, and Scotland and Gregory XII was still favored by Ladislaus of Naples, Carlo I Malatesta, the princes of Bavaria, Louis III, Elector Palatine, and parts of Germany and Poland.

By 1902, however, due to the Governor of ` Akka being supportive of ` Abdu ' l-Bahá, the situation was greatly eased ; while pilgrims were able to once again visit ` Abdu ' l-Bahá, he was confined to the city.

It was thought, however, that locating the capital in a major city like Frankfurt or Hamburg would imply a permanent capital.

The Château Trompette ( Trumpet Castle ) and the Fort du Hâ, built by Charles VII of France, were the symbols of the new domination, which however deprived the city of its richness by halting the wine commerce with England.

In the early 1970s, however, the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau ( now NYC & Company, the official marketing and tourism organization for New York City ), under the leadership of its president, Charles Gillett, began promoting " the Big Apple " for the city.

The French, however, realised Bayonne's strategic site near the Spanish border and in 1578 dug a canal to again redirect the river through the city.

At one point, almost every major city in the US had a velodrome or two for track racing events, however since the middle of the 20th century cycling has become a minority sport in the US whilst in Continental Europe it continues to be a major sport, particularly in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy and Spain.

Unable, however, to resist the urging of Charles V, the pope, after proposing Mantua as the place of meeting, convened the council at Trent ( at that time a free city of the Holy Roman Empire under a prince-bishop ), on December 13, 1545 ; the Pope's decision to transfer it to Bologna in March, 1547 on the pretext of avoiding a plague failed to take effect and the Council was indefinitely prorogued on 17 September 1549.

It was however the lumber industry that continued to dominate the city, drawing in a large immigrant labor force, most of whom were Swedish ( two of Cadillac's sister cities are Mölnlycke, Sweden, and Rovaniemi, Finland ).

The role of horsemen did however remain secondary to that of the hoplites or heavy infantry who comprised the main strength of the citizen levies of the various city states.

The number of inhabitants is however disputed by the locals, who point to a number between 5 and 6 million, citing recent drought years as a reason for many people moving into the city to find work.

A Christian mob possibly led by parabalani, however, grabbed Hypatia out of her chariot and brutally murdered her, hacking her body apart and burning the pieces outside the city walls.

In fall 1976, however, amid the turmoil of New York City's dire fiscal crisis, the free tuition policy was discontinued under pressure from the federal government, the financial community that had a role in rescuing the city from bankruptcy, and New York State, which would take over the funding of CUNY's senior colleges.

That means, this place outside of the city, without any doubt, ...., the dating of the tombs is based on the fact that they are in the kokh style, which was common in 1st century ; however, the kokh style of tomb was also common in the first to 3rd centuries BC.

In the past Dublin city was regarded as a stronghold for Fianna Fáil, however following the Irish local elections, 2004 the party was eclipsed by the centre-left Labour Party.

The city of Rome itself and the surrounding Suburbicarian diocese ( where Roman senators held the bulk of their landed property ), however, remained exempt.

Grain and brick, however, are used for new purchasing options: grain activates knights, and brick can be used to build city walls.

The Swedish part, however, goes through most of Sweden except the extreme north, and it is commonly considered the highway backbone of Sweden, since it passes in the immediate vicinity of all the major cities and large towns except four ( these being Gothenburg, Malmö, Västerås and Örebro ), but including Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden.

This however soon ended when a large number of the German inhabitants of Elbing fled before the Soviet Red Army approached the city during World War II.

As a provincial capital, its economy is inextricably tied to the fortunes of the public sector ; however, the city also contains a growing IT and commercial sector.

On his accession to the imperial throne, Theodosius offered to confirm Demophilus as bishop of the imperial city on the condition of accepting the Nicene Creed ; however, Demophilus refused to abandon his Arian beliefs, and was immediately ordered to give up his churches and leave Constantinople.

The central ceremonial center of Kaminaljuyu was however protected by the Guatemalan government and is now a park within the city.

) The construction of freeways and underpasses by the municipal government, the implementation of reversible lanes during peak rush hour traffic flows, as well as the establishment of the Department of Metropolitan Transit Police ( PMT ) has helped traffic flow in the city ; however, the Guatemalan metropolitan area still faces a growing transportation problem.

Aveiro is sometimes called " The Portuguese Venice ", because of its canals and boats that remind one of the Italian city of Venice, as the city faced similar problems when it tried to conquer the water.

His successors realized that New York City could not support his fabulous infrastructure and high wages and pensions for teachers, police and city workers without borrowing more and more until it faced bankruptcy, which came in 1975.

Unfortunately, the city is faced with a greater threat when the countdown ends and the Russian missile is launched from the satellite, leaving the Japanese government and people helpless to stop it.

The Colts faced the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl and would go onto win the game 29 – 17, giving Manning, Polian, Irsay and Dungy their first Super Bowl title, as well as the first title for the city of Indianapolis.

As Saladin approached Mosul, he faced the issue of taking over a large city and justifying the action.

Gregory faced opposition to his reign in Nyssa, and, in 373 Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium had to visit the city to quell discontent.

Returning to Rome in 1001, Otto III faced a rebellion from the Roman aristocracy which forced him to flee the city.

In the April 4, 1989 general election Daley faced Aldermen Timothy C. Evans, candidate of the newly created Harold Washington Party, and Republican candidate Edward Vrdolyak, a former Democrat who had antagonized Washington on the city council while Washington served as mayor.

The city had been named the " anti-Semitism capital " of the country, and the small African-American population of the city also faced discrimination.

The city of Braga, the unofficial Catholic centre of the Iberian Peninsula, faced new competition from other regions.

While having survived relatively intact throughout the years of war 1939-1945, the city faced increasing changes in the 1950's and 1960's due to rising demands for apartments, the eagerness to rebuild and most of all the new developement of infrastructure ( especially increased automobile traffic ).

Infrastructure improvements partly funded by European programmes have helped solve traffic problems that the city faced with the construction of new highway flyovers and roundabouts.

In 1944, the attack on the city by the U. S. Third Army under the command of General George S. Patton faced heavy resistance from the defending German forces.

Athens, like other Greek city states in the 7th Century BC, was faced with increasing population pressures and by about 525 BC it was able to feed itself only in ' good years '.

During the morning of 27 August, the armies faced each other outside the city.

The British force that faced the German paratroopers during the Battle Of Crete in 1941, had artillery elements over the hill of Dexameni in the south of the city.

The ancient, high-tech city has been ravaged by decades of war, and one of the surviving fighters, Gasher, kidnaps Jake by taking advantage of the near-accident the team faced while crossing a decaying bridge that looks like the George Washington Bridge of NYC.

Constantine faced the siege defending his city of 60, 000 people with an army only numbering 7, 000 men.

In a city without electricity or sewage service, with little water or food, they faced starvation and sickness.

If a U. S .- based team ( located in either Boston, Chicago, Detroit or New York City ) was playing in Toronto on a particular Saturday night, thousands of fans in the U. S. city whose local team faced the Leafs would often listen to the CBC broadcast via skywave reception, with the game often drawing far more listeners during the HNIC broadcast period than any local station.

Back in Paris with two years of his grant remaining, Bizet was temporarily secure financially, and could ignore for the moment the difficulties that other young composers faced in the city.

The presence of many historically and geographically distinct communities also poses challenges to city leaders, who are also faced with conflicts between development of residential, commercial and industrial areas and preservation of virgin forest and wetlands.

With the exhaustion of the mines and the exodus of the steelmaking and railcar manufacturing industry, the city faced an economic crisis in the early to mid 1980s with percentage of un-employed workers reaching into the mid 30s.