The tail of 218, let's talk about the city.

how do people who live in cities know their own cities?

Walk with your feet or observe with your eyes, read maps or news, discuss with others or talk with yourself.

Architects usually have different perspectives from ordinary people.

Architects like bird's-eye view and bird's-eye view when drawing, but they never understood why they should look at the building from these strange angles. Later, when I recently sorted out my previous photos in Europe, I found that I unconsciously took many photos overlooking the city.

what are the requirements for overlooking a city?

or the city has some high terrain; Or the city has buildings that are expected to be far away, such as tall buildings; Or climb to a certain height with the help of planes, helicopters and other tools.

If you count down, some cities that you feel familiar with may become unfamiliar when you look at them from a height. And some specious cities can see different scenery and history when overlooking.

The following meatball gentleman "featured" some photos overlooking the city taken during his three years in Europe. It can be roughly divided into four categories:

1. What you may know at a glance

2. What professionals (architecture, cities, etc.) should know

3. People who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable will know

4. What you may never know

Maybe you have been to some cities in person, or you have seen some cities from books or TV, but you have never seen them.

This one should be a classic angle, especially for those who have seen The Da Vinci Code. As one of the most famous capitals in European history, Rome is not so clear from the perspective of the Vatican. The familiar Colosseum, the Fountain and the Spanish Grand Steps are all missing from this perspective. However, this perspective of truth and God makes it easier for people to look at that period of history from an absolute height and understand the conflict and development between religion and civilization.

the pure white wall and blue roof betrayed it. I believe that even if you have never been abroad, most people are no strangers here. As the birthplace of Europe and even the whole western civilization, the Aegean region not only envies the scenery of others. There are many Greek islands, and santorini is probably the most famous one. How many people must take wedding photos in front of the Blue Top Church, how many people must stay in the sea view room of the Cliff Hotel for one night, and how many people must come here to vent themselves in the blue Aegean Sea without money.

The landmark buildings and structures, the unified and distinctive Fifth Facade, and the radiating square streets ... Even if there is no Eiffel Tower or Arc de Triomphe in the photo, it is easy to see at a glance that this is Paris. Even if European cities are indistinguishable from each other, Paris is indeed one of the few cities in Europe that can be easily identified by overlooking. Thanks to Baron Haussmann's Paris renovation plan in the 19th century, the city of Paris has kept its urban features perfectly while marching into a new era. It is harmonious but different, dense but not chaotic. Today, more than one hundred years later, the urban planning of Paris is not out of date, and the civilization intertwined with history and modernity is vividly reflected in this city.

"1" Rome and Vatican: taken in the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral (December 215)

"2" santorini: taken in the small town of Oia (December 217)

"3" Paris: taken in the Notre Dame bell tower and Eiffel Tower (June 216) respectively.

this is one of meatball jun's favorite cities, and you can't get tired of playing several times. Barcelona has become what it is today because of Gaudi. It can be said that Gaudi made Barcelona, and Barcelona also gave Gaudi the soil to realize the crazy design idea. In the projection room of Sagrada Familia, we can see that Barcelona in the 19th century is not much different from all other European cities. With the completion of one of Gaudi's works and the rapid development of the industrial revolution, the world has known Gaudi, an unconventional architect, and Barcelona. Even when it comes to Spain, many people think of the capital of Catalonia for the first time, not Madrid.

Ancient cities are different, while declining civilizations are similar. Once upon a time, the seeds of human thought, education and science were born here. Now, when you drive into Athens, you can't help being in a trance. Isn't this an 18th-line town in China? The dusty houses and messy streets can hardly find any brilliant shadows thousands of years ago. Only by standing on the acropolis, the commanding height, can you feel the city, telling your own history with heroic legends and epic wars, but you don't know which direction is the future. It is said that professionals should know because the building in the middle of the photo is very familiar? Yes, it's the Acropolis Museum in Qumi.

This is not a well-known city, but if you have studied the History of Foreign Architecture or know something about it, it should be easy to see that the landmark Gothic church in the middle of the photo is the famous Cologne Cathedral. Even after the war, this solemn church has been well preserved. The interweaving of the old and the new can be seen not only in the city of Cologne, but also in many other cities in Germany. Cologne, on the Rhine, not only retains its historical flavor, but also embodies modern design and fashion sense through industrial development.

If you want to jump between those buildings at the first time after seeing this photo, you are not far from the correct answer. Yes, this is the background city of Assassin's Creed, the birthplace of the Renaissance and the cradle of modern western art-Florence. Mr. Xu Zhimo gave the city a more pleasant Chinese name, Fei Lengcui. The ancient buildings are close to each other and seem impenetrable, but walking on those winding roads and feeling the breath of the Renaissance, there may be a prominent building behind the facade that you pass by inadvertently. As the most important sponsor of the Renaissance, medici family created the city and saved Florence from the darkness of the Middle Ages.

this city built on a mountain is also one of the southern European cities that meatball Jun likes very much. The rightmost bridge betrayed its identity, and this is Porto, Portugal's second largest city. This steel arch bridge was designed and built by the apprentice of Eiffel who designed the Eiffel Tower. Is there any deja vu? The Don Louis I Bridge across the Douro River was the longest bridge in the world at that time. The city of Porto has a history and is not dilapidated, and it also gathers a number of online celebrity attractions: the most beautiful railway station, the most beautiful cafe, the most beautiful McDonald's, the most beautiful bookstore ... Strolling among them, glad you came.

This is another city worth visiting many times. Known as the most beautiful capital in Europe, it has almost no off-season, and people from all over the world can be seen walking through the city and cruise ships sailing on the vltava river every day. The classic red-roofed building is spread along the river bank, with the old town on one side and the castle on the other. This is Prague. Prague without Prague Square has a different history and beauty. It is also known as the living architectural history, and buildings of different ages and periods can be found here.

"4" Barcelona: taken in Gouel Park (December 216)

"5" Athens: taken in the Acropolis (December 217)

"6" Cologne: taken in the Cologne Triangle Building (June 217)

"7" Florence: taken in the dome of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Flowers. Guindais Station (December 217)

"9" Prague: taken at Astronomical Clock and Letna Park respectively (March 216, June, 217)

Even though I don't have much affection for Belgium, the travel plan happened to be arranged just a few days after the terrorist attacks in Brussels, and I was scared all the way through more than half of Belgium (in fact, it was only an hour or two). This small town still made people feel a rare beauty. If you want to visit medieval Europe, this city must not be missed. This is Bruges. It used to be one of the richest cities in Europe. Later, the port function gradually lost and the city gradually declined, but the medieval architecture and cultural heritage were well preserved. This ancient city is called Venice in the north (in fact, many cities are called Venice in the north, such as Amsterdam, such as Stockholm, etc.), which is very different from other cities in Belgium.

This one looks very similar to the next one, because … they do. You will feel confused here. It is a bit like Northern Europe and Eastern Europe, and you can see traces of the Soviet Union from time to time. You can see a big cruise ship in the sea in the distance, telling you that this is Tallinn in the Baltic Sea, and it has a similar fate to Helsinki across the sea. Tallinn is called "the best preserved medieval old town in Europe" (Bruges above seems to have a similar title), and Tallinn is the most attractive area in the eyes of travelers. Because of the uneven terrain, you can always find surprising details when you travel up and down it.

It looks very similar to Tallinn, which is its good neighbor in the Baltic Sea, Riga, the capital of Latvia. Unlike many cities in Europe, which can find an iconic mark of the times, from the photos, we can see that various styles of buildings are mixed together, which is difficult to distinguish. The old town of Riga has been destroyed by various wars and rebuilt after the war. It can be seen that even the adjacent buildings on the same street may have two completely different styles. However, it is a medieval city in general, and the most representative one is the Art Nouveau decoration, so we can look up at the signboards and roadside decorations from time to time to better understand the temperament of the city.

It was cloudy when this photo was taken, but you can still see the beautiful blue sea. This is the famous blue coast. There are many such small towns on the coast of C? te d 'Azur, and Nice is a famous one. Many princes and nobles will come here for their holidays in summer, and it is not cold in winter. It's just that the cities in South France are a little run-down. Compared with the capital Paris, it's not a bit worse. It seems similar to China, and a lot of financial resources are spent on the capital.

This photo looks like another part of the previous one. It is really close, but it is actually another country. It's easy to think that this is junior high school.