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Cities built on water
There is no doubt that we all hear about cities constructed on the water in a dazzling and beautiful way, as the settlement of ancient humans near water was an essential source of life, and these cities are still a fascinating legend even today, and over the years and ages have become historical and archeological cities and the focus of attention of visitors and tourists, In this article, we will talk about some cities built on water.
The city of Hamburg
Officially known as the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, it is located geographically in the northwestern part of Germany, at a longitude of 10.00 degrees east of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 53.33 degrees north of the equator, and its land area is 755 km2, rises above sea level 6 meters, and is divided administratively into Seven regions, and twins with several cities such as Marseille, Prague, St. Petersburg and Chicago.
The city has a mild climate in winter and summer, and its topography is rich in lakes and water channels, and it has many tourist attractions such as the Hamburg Train Station, the Hamburg State Opera, the entertainment city Heida Park Zultau, the Church of St. Nicholas, the Hagenbeck Tierpark Zoo, and the Tower of Hamburg Television, Lake Ulster, bridges and canals, Plantin Park and Blumen Park.
The city of Amsterdam
Amsterdam is an administrative and political capital of the Netherlands, and it is located in the western side of the Netherlands specifically in the northern province on a longitude 4.54 degrees east of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 52.22 degrees north of the equator, and its land area is 219.32 km2, and it has twinning with several cities such as Brasilia , Jakarta, Manchester, Moscow, Beijing, Algeria, Istanbul, Athens, Nicosia, and Cali.
The city is characterized by an oceanic climate that is affected by the North Sea; that is, a mild warm in the summer, moderate in the winter, and many tourist attractions such as the Rikks Museum, the Red Street, the Amsterdam Canal, the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Palace located in Dam Square, and the central business district, A party building, and the Café Kanabis.
The city of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, Russia, located in the northwestern part of Russia, specifically in the delta of the Neva River, at a latitude of 59.57 degrees north of the equator, and on a longitude of 30.19 degrees east of the Greenwich Line, with a land area of 1,439 km2, and was known in the past as the city of Leningrad and Petrograd.
The city was founded by Tsar Peter I in 1703AD on the twenty-seventh day of May, and it has many tourist attractions such as the Hermitage, the Kazan Cathedral, the Peter and Paul Fortress which are the first construction in the city, the Church of the Savior in Blood, the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, and the Museum The Hermitage, built in the year 1764 AD, is the Russian Museum and Palace Square.
