Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The most visited 10 places in the world




Although we expect most visited places in the world to be in close touch with nature, only two locations of our top environmental belong.Niagara Falls and Golden national data. The other eight seats are located in urban areas, the human creation, designed for fun and relaxation in general. According to statistics, the most visited places are fun theme parks in Disneyland is topping the list.


Top is based on the average annual number of visitors, the first 10 prizes were:
Times Square in New York City
1.Times Square in New York City, no annual average of 35 million visitors
Times Square, one of the busiest intersections in the world, located at the crossing Broadway to 7th Avenue. Initially the area was called Lancre Square, until April 1904 when the New York Times has moved into the new building, Times Building (now One Times Square). On April 8, 1904 the area was renamed Times Square.Before the nineteenth century belonged to General John Scott Moriel, there is Located house and surrounding area was used for farming and raising horses. In the second half of the nineteenth century, the area was purchased by John Jacob Astor, who by selling the area by real estate developers has contributed to urban growth and development of the area. Although today is one of the most select areas of New York at the beginning of the century was a notorious neighborhood in which organized crime, prostitution and other illegal acts were kings of the area.With the onset of the Great Depression, that hit the U.S. economy ward notorious fame has increased. By the 1990s, the area was far from what we know now. Pornographic theaters, go-go bars, sex shops and drugs were the heroes of the area.1994 Rudolph Giuliano became mayor, and one of the decisions taken was a plan to revive the area, starting with general cleaning (obscene theaters closing, the go-go bars, the sex shop sites). Another decision was to take possession of six of the nine historic theaters, some renovated, others were changed destination, turning into shopping centers.Thus,New York became the area we know today, with buildings that house the most powerful companies of national and world economy, shopping centers, theaters and night for everyone a place of light, due to huge advertising screens.Area attractions are many: One Times Square, Brill Building,Times Square Tower, Astor Plaza, Paramount Theater, St Mary, etc.Urban appeal determined that the number of tourists who visit to grow from year to year, so today is one of the top 10 places to visit in the world.
Washington DC
2.Washington DC, the capital of the U.S., with an average No 25 million visitors.
Washington DC, U.S.capital was inhabited during per-Columbia Amerindian tribes called Nacotchtank, who spoke a dialect called Algonquian.Washington DC became the permanent capital in 16/07/1790, when the Constitution,Article 1 was provided that the city would become a federal district, distinct from other State, in order to be permanent capital.Washington DC hosts more than 179 embassies, but the focus, which resulted in this capital to enter the top "10 most visited sites" are the White House, the place where most important decisions are taken and place of residence of the President of the country on term of office, Capitol building, National Gallery of Art, Washington Monument.
The city is located in the northern part of the Potomac River, with an area of 177kmp.
World Orlando Disneyland
3.World Orlando Disneyland, with a mean No 16.6 million visitors annually.

Disneyland World, Orlando (Florida), covers an area of 121.7kmp and was inaugurated on October 1, 1971.
Currently, the resort includes: four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney Hollywood Studios and Disney Animal Kingdom), two water parks, 23 resorts / hotels, recreation areas and numerous recreational and relaxation areas..


Trafalgar Square, London
4.Trafalgar Square, London, an average of 15 million visitors annually.
Trafalgar Square, located in inner city London, is an important landmark on the city map. The name comes from the battle Trafalgar (1805) and commemorates the naval victory of the British Navy in Napoleonic war. The center square is Nelson's Column, the statue has four bronze lions. Current appearance was completed in 1845. The top "10 most visited places in the world"ranked fourth.

Disneyland, Anaheim, USA


5.Disneyland, Anaheim, USA, with an annual average of 14.7 million visitors.
It was inaugurated in 1955 and comprises eight themed areas: Main Street, Adventures land, Fantasy land, Tomorrow land, Holiday land, New Orleans Square, Bear County, Mickeys Toontown.
6.Niagara Falls, USA / Canada, with over 14 million visitors annually.


6.Niagara Falls, USA / Canada, with over 14 million visitors annually
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, USA / Canada
Niagara Falls, one of the most spectacular waterfalls, located in Canada and U.S. border state. It consists of three waterfalls, two in the U.S. (American and Bridal Veil Falls), and one Canadian territory (Horseshoe). On both sides of the cascade lakes Erie and Ontario are both powered by the Niagara River, between being a difference of 58m. Waterfall is about 6,000 years old, forming ice due to melting ice at the end. Determine water mass erosion of the wall falls, the advancing with 1.8km per year to Lake Erie.

7.Golden Gate National, San Francisco, with an average of 13 million visitors
Urban is a national reserve, established in 1860, the space and recreation, but also to stimulate urban development. Main attractions are: Kezar Stadium, the Japanese Tea Garden, Botanical Garden, Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park Stadium, Bison Paddoc, windmills, Beach Chalet, etc.. Reserve is unique in the top "most visited 10 places in the world".



                                                       
8.Tokyo Disneyland, with an average of 12.9 million annually.


Tokyo Disneyland

Notre Damme de Paris


9.Notre Damme de Paris, an average of 12 million tourists cross the threshold of this famous cathedral.







10.Disneyland Paris, with 10.6 million tourists.

Disney theme last resort, opened in 1992, includes two theme parks, seven hotels and a number of areas of recreation and entertainment

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