One of the most creative and beautiful achievements of mankind is architecture and the ability to build unique houses, which are very pleasant to look at. The art of architecture affects the human psyche, his worldview, forms the perception of the environment. The more skillful and organic the architecture of the cityscapes, the better a person feels when he is in the city.
Recently, a list of the most beautiful streets from around the world was published. It was compiled on the basis of the answers of experienced travelers, and it included the streets of various cities and countries of the planet, and their views will not leave indifferent any of the visitors. Shall we walk together?
New York Convention Avenue, United States
New York is one of the largest cities on the planet, and it has many beautiful and impressive streets, but Convention Avenue captivates with its picturesque buildings and sidewalks, which are lined with green trees. The greatest impression on visitors is made by the section between the streets with numbers 140 and 145, where the Baptist Church is located.
Caminito in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kamenito in Spanish means "little way". This name is the brightest and most colorful street in the city. After the closure of the local railway, the street fell into decay and desolation, but the Argentine artist Benito Quinkele Martin breathed a second life into the Little Way, decorating the houses with bright colors. Now the street serves as a museum, where the works of artists from Argentina are exhibited right in the colorful apartments of the houses.
Flusk Walk in London, UK
The entrance to the street is a short walk from Hampstend Tube Station, and because of its inconspicuousness, you can easily miss the wonderful street, which is a colorful landscape of old London. It has traditional English and Irish pubs, luxurious mansions of the Victorian era showcases, pedestrian alleys.
Streets of soaring umbrellas in Ageda, Portugal
In 2011, the main streets of the city of Ageda became colorful and cheerful locations. It annually hosts an arts festival, for which the streets were decorated with umbrellas of different colors. These umbrellas are located on the roofs of houses, fastened with cables. Umbrellas not only give a summery and cute look to the streets, but also fulfill their direct purpose, protecting passers-by from bright sunlight.
Place de Montsouris in Paris, France
The unique square, located in the capital of France and Love, is recognized as one of the most beautiful places in the city. It connects Avenue Reilly and Montsouris Park, and its houses on opposite sides of the square are covered with ivy and create a magical atmosphere. The walls and windows of the buildings are decorated with stained glass windows and mosaics, and in the summer, travelers and locals can watch the flowering of plants in the gardens.
Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, Russia
The main street of the cultural capital of Russia was designed by Emperor Peter the Great himself in the first years of the life of St. Petersburg. It stretches for 4.5 kilometers from Alexander Nevsky Square to the Admiralty. On both sides of the avenue there are buildings of the XVIII-XX centuries, which are perfectly preserved for their time and are constantly being restored. Being on Nevsky, the traveler can temporarily return to Europe of the past centuries.
Royal Crescent in Bath, UK
The small town of Bath was founded as early as 43 AD, and the residential area of the Royal Crescent was built in 1767-1775. There are 30 houses on the street, in front of them is the Royal Victoria Park with a perfect green lawn. Many parts of the huge palace are concentrated in the hands of private owners, a five-star hotel is open on the rest of the territory.
Old Town on the island of Mykonos, Greece
Mykonos is one of the most popular tourist destinations. Throughout the summer, liners arrive here with travelers who want to look at the Old Town. The shutters and doors in the houses here are painted in yellow, blue or red, and a walk around the island seems to take you to a fairy-tale land.
Heerstraße in Bonn, Germany
Cherry Blossom Avenue is known for its vast amount of cherry blossoms blooming every spring: the street turns completely pink and looks like Japanese gardens. Cherries, by the way, were brought here from Japan at the end of the twentieth century. Now residents of the city can annually observe the beautiful phenomenon of flowering (almost that) cherry blossoms growing along the paved road and decorated facades of houses.
Brewer's Canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The canal was dug in the XVII century, on both its banks built warehouses of production and trading companies. Now the street is recognized as the most beautiful on the territory of Amsterdam, because it has views of the best architectural monuments of Holland.
Jinli Street in Chengdu, China
Ginley Street is one of the oldest on the list, because its history began as early as the III century AD. The street is one of the oldest shopping avenues in the Sichuan region. The look it has acquired now was given to it in 2004, and since then Ginley Street has become the main attraction of the city. Along it stretch wooden shops and houses, stylized under the era of the Qing Dynasty, and decorated with their traditional signs and red lanterns.
Lombard Street in San Francisco, United States
The street is a popular attraction in San Francisco, because it is recognized as the most curved on the planet. It is a serpentine with 8 sharp turns, smoothing the slope of the Russian hill. From the top of the hill you can see the panorama of the neighboring green streets and flower alleys. People come outside to take pictures and look at the quaint road.
Philosopher's Valley in Tokyo, Japan
Townspeople and Japanese from all over the country come to the Philosopher's Valley in the spring to see the cherry blossoms, which last about 2 weeks. On both sides of the street there are cherry trees, and in the center there is a canal. The alley received its name in honor of the famous Kitaro Nishida - a philosopher who loved to come here, meditate and reflect on eternal questions.
Cockburn Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
The street is located in the old district of Edinburgh and is a vivid example of the greatness of Victorian architecture. The street was built up in the middle of the XIX century to make it more convenient to get to the new railway station: before the existence of the street, locals and travelers had to walk through dark alleys with steep stairs so as not to miss the desired train.
Blue City in Jodhpur, India
Above the street rises a large fort, in the local labyrinths it is very easy to get lost: the alleys between the blue buildings are winding and narrow. The best landscapes are opened to guests of the city and locals from the fort walls, but many recommend at least once to walk through this labyrinth to fill with the energy of the city.
