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Viewing world from another angle (6)

People's Daily Online)  08:21, December 04, 2012

Washington DC, the United States: In 1791, after the new capital of the U.S. was set, President Washington commissioned Pierre Charles to design the new capital; he featured broad street and avenues radiating out from rectangles, providing more room for open space and landscape (Photo/Xinhua)

Edited and translated by Wang Xin, People's Daily Online.

Every metropolis in the world has its own design, unique feature, purpose and artistry. The following aerial photographs of the cities present their planning full of artistic charm.

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(Editor:王欣、王金雪)

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