Architechtural detail, Surface of a pedestrian crossing, Ufa. Founded in 1574 on the order by Czar Ivan the Terrible as a fortified outpost on the eastern border of the expanding Russian Empire, Ufa grew over four and a half centuries to become a large industrial city with a population of 1.1 million, the capital of Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Located on the top of a hill at the confluence of two rivers, it received the township status as early as 1586. It remained a relatively small settlement with a population around 5,000 until the beginning of the 19th century when the Scottish engineer William Heste developed its first master plan. Although few buildings survived from that time, the grid of streets in the modern-day Ufa downtown still reflects the old layout. In the beginning of the 20th century, Ufa had a population of 100,000 and continued to grow. After the discovery of rich oil deposits in Bashkortostan, refineries were built in Ufa making it one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical cluster in Europe. During WWII, hundreds of factories were relocated to Ufa from western parts of Russia, which only added to its importance as an industrial center. Many prominent people come from or lived in Ufa, including, among others, opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin, ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, Russian and American writer Sergei Dovlatov. Vladimir Lenin stayed here for a fortnight in 1900 with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya. Ufa is a prominent center of Russian Islam [September 8, 2018].
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Surface of a pedestrian crossing, Ufa. Founded in 1574 on the order by Czar Ivan the Terrible as a fortified outpost on the eastern border of the expanding Russian Empire, Ufa grew over four and a half centuries to become a large industrial city with a population of 1.1 million, the capital of Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Located on the top of a hill at the confluence of two rivers, it received the township status as early as 1586. It remained a relatively small settlement with a population around 5,000 until the beginning of the 19th century when the Scottish engineer William Heste developed its first master plan. Although few buildings survived from that time, the grid of streets in the modern-day Ufa downtown still reflects the old layout. In the beginning of the 20th century, Ufa had a population of 100,000 and continued to grow. After the discovery of rich oil deposits in Bashkortostan, refineries were built in Ufa making it one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical cluster in Europe. During WWII, hundreds of factories were relocated to Ufa from western parts of Russia, which only added to its importance as an industrial center. Many prominent people come from or lived in Ufa, including, among others, opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin, ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, Russian and American writer Sergei Dovlatov. Vladimir Lenin stayed here for a fortnight in 1900 with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya. Ufa is a prominent center of Russian Islam [September 9, 2018].
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Surface, Ufa. Founded in 1574 on the order by Czar Ivan the Terrible as a fortified outpost on the eastern border of the expanding Russian Empire, Ufa grew over four and a half centuries to become a large industrial city with a population of 1.1 million, the capital of Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Located on the top of a hill at the confluence of two rivers, it received the township status as early as 1586. It remained a relatively small settlement with a population around 5,000 until the beginning of the 19th century when the Scottish engineer William Heste developed its first master plan. Although few buildings survived from that time, the grid of streets in the modern-day Ufa downtown still reflects the old layout. In the beginning of the 20th century, Ufa had a population of 100,000 and continued to grow. After the discovery of rich oil deposits in Bashkortostan, refineries were built in Ufa making it one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical cluster in Europe. During WWII, hundreds of factories were relocated to Ufa from western parts of Russia, which only added to its importance as an industrial center. Many prominent people come from or lived in Ufa, including, among others, opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin, ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, Russian and American writer Sergei Dovlatov. Vladimir Lenin stayed here for a fortnight in 1900 with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya. Ufa is a prominent center of Russian Islam [September 9, 2018].
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Rear wheel of a bicycle in front of shopping carts near a supermarket in Holon, south of Tel Aviv, Israel. Located in the middle of Israeli Mediterranean coastline, Tel Aviv is the center of the 4.5-million-strong Gush Dan metropolitan area. Founded in 1909 as a Jewish settlement near the old port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv received the township status in 1921. It grew over time to incorporate other suburbs like Neve Tsedek and, later, Jaffa itself to form the Tel Aviv – Yafo municipality. It was in Tel Aviv where the independence of Israel was proclaimed in 1948. The bulk of the buildings in Tel Aviv downtown was designed by Jewish architects who had fled Germany in 1930s. This is why Bauhaus architecture became a staple in Tel Aviv and the concentration of Bauhaus-styled buildings here is probably the highest in the world. Dizengoff Street, a busy thoroughfare filled with eateries and upscale shops, is a focal point of the city dubbed the Champs-Élysées of Tel Aviv. It is named after Meir Dizengoff, the city’s first mayor, with a square named after his wife Tsina. Tel Aviv is home to many of the booming Israeli IT sector companies which is why it is sometimes called the Middle Eastern Silicon Valley. The city earned another nickname, a non-stop city, due to its lively nightlife and 24-hour culture [February 22, 2024].
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A view of solar batteries and boilers on top of the roof of a building from a street in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, Israel. Located in the middle of Israeli Mediterranean coastline, Tel Aviv is the center of the 4.5-million-strong Gush Dan metropolitan area. Founded in 1909 as a Jewish settlement near the old port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv received the township status in 1921. It grew over time to incorporate other suburbs like Neve Tsedek and, later, Jaffa itself to form the Tel Aviv – Yafo municipality. It was in Tel Aviv where the independence of Israel was proclaimed in 1948. The bulk of the buildings in Tel Aviv downtown was designed by Jewish architects who had fled Germany in 1930s. This is why Bauhaus architecture became a staple in Tel Aviv and the concentration of Bauhaus-styled buildings here is probably the highest in the world. Dizengoff Street, a busy thoroughfare filled with eateries and upscale shops, is a focal point of the city dubbed the Champs-Élysées of Tel Aviv. It is named after Meir Dizengoff, the city’s first mayor, with a square named after his wife Tsina. Tel Aviv is home to many of the booming Israeli IT sector companies which is why it is sometimes called the Middle Eastern Silicon Valley. The city earned another nickname, a non-stop city, due to its lively nightlife and 24-hour culture [February 12, 2024].
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