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What are the nicknames of Vienna, London, Bangkok, Paris, Moscow, Singapore and Venice?
1, Vienna: City of Music

Located on the Danube, Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria, one of the nine federal states of China, and also the main cultural center of Europe, and is known as the "Music City of the World".

2. London: foggy city

Before the 1960s, most people in London used coal as their home fuel, which caused a lot of smog and chaos. Although the street lamp is on, the visibility is still poor, and you can't see anything beyond 10 meter clearly. I always feel that my eyes are blurred in front of people. Therefore, London is called the foggy city.

3. Bangkok: the city of ten thousand buddhas

Buddhism in Bangkok has a long history, rich oriental colors, many Buddhist temples and exquisite architecture. It is most famous for its magnificent palace, resplendent Jade Buddha Temple, solemn reclining Buddha Temple, Golden Buddha Temple full of magical legends and magnificent Wangzheng Temple. Bangkok is the place with the largest number of Buddhist temples in the world, with more than 400 large and small Buddhist temples, which has won the reputation of the capital of ten thousand buddhas.

4. Paris: a romantic city

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, as well as the political, economic, cultural and commercial center of France. It is one of the five international metropolises in the world (the other four are new york, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong) and has been rated as a first-tier city in the world by GaWC.

5. Moscow: the capital in the forest

1 147, Moscow was built along moscow river. It has been the national capital since the time of the Grand Duke of Moscow, and has gone through Russia, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation for more than 800 years. It is a world-famous ancient city. There are many places of interest in Moscow, and it is also the seat of the famous Kremlin in history. Moscow has a beautiful urban planning and is hidden in a green ocean, so it has the reputation of "the capital in the forest".

6. Singapore: Lion City

Singapore is called the "Lion City" because there are many large and small "Merlion" statues in Singapore. Merlion is a fictional animal with a lion's head. It was designed in 1964 by Mr FraserBrunner, then curator of Wan Crever Aquarium.

Two years later (1966), Merlion was designated as the symbol of Singapore Tourism Board by Singapore government (1997 changed the current standard), and gradually, Merlion actually became the symbol of Singapore.

7. Venice: Water City

Venice's amorous feelings are always inseparable from "water", winding water lanes and flowing clear waves, just like a silent girl, tender feelings pour down her eyes. Its architecture, painting, sculpture and opera have an extremely important position and influence in the world. Venice has the reputation of "born of water, beautiful because of water and flourishing because of water", and enjoys the reputation of "Water City", "Water City" and "Hundred Island City".