Ever wondered what the most beautiful city in the world is? It’s subjective, right? So, there is no one city that is objectively the prettiest, is there? Wrong. Experts have tried to work out planet earth’s most attractive metropolis using science.
Online Mortgage Advisor has published its list of the best-looking cities in the world, measuring which city has the highest number of buildings with the “golden ratio”.
The golden ratio is a set of proportions that have amazed and stumped scientists for milennia. The ratio, 1:1.618, is found in the measurements of the human and flowers, amongst other things.
Architects have, for a long time, thought that constructing their buildings to fit this ratio will make them more beautiful. Thus, the boffins at Online Mortgage Adviser decided to count which city had the most buildings of this kind.
The city which came out on top is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful, science notwithstanding. That city, is Venice.
According to the scientists, on average 83.3 percent of Venice’s buildings fit the golden ratio. In close second was Rome at 82 percent and Barcelona at 81.9 percent.
The other cities in the list included: New York, 77.7 percent; Athens, 77.5 percent; and Vienna, 75.8 percent.
It might not come as a shock to learn that even statistically Venice is the most beautiful city on the planet. Tourists have been flocking to its most famous sites for years.
Perhaps the top attraction in the city is the Canal Grande. The wide thoroughfare is the main water artery in the city and is the perfect spot for a trip on a gondola.
Visitors have raved about it on Tripadvisor, with one saying: “The canal is a hive of activity from small boats, gondolas and the ‘water bus’. The 24 hour tickets are good value if you want to move around a lot. Once you work out the ‘bus stops’ it really is efficient and a nice way to see the properties that line the canal.”
Another said: “The Grand Canal is more than just the main water route in Venice. It’s where most of the ‘places to see and things to do’ are.”
