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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities

Last updated on: May 20, 2013 09:29 IST

Image: A view of Singapore's financial district.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

There are some countries that invest a lot of money to make their major cities look beautiful not only at night, when the ungainly sights are hidden by the darkness, but also during the day.

Let's take a look at some stunning images of world's major cities.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters

Vehicles pass over the Guomao Bridge on the Third Ring Road in Beijing, China.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Victor Fraile/Reuters

A picture taken from the roof of Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong's tallest building, shows the city's Central District.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Steve Crisp/Reuters

Heavy fog rolls by early in the morning near the Dubai Marina in the United Arab Emirates.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Gary Hershorn/Reuters

Townhouses on the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, are pictured across from New York in the United States.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

A night view shows Badrutt's Palace Hotel in the Swiss mountain resort of St Moritz.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters

A view of North Korea's capital Pyongyang.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Reuters

A view of downtown Los Angeles in the United States.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Aladin Abdel Naby/Reuters

A view of the Nile River flowing through the Egyptian capital Cairo.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Peter Macdiarmid/Reuters

The rooftops of the university city of Oxford are seen from the south west in the United Kingdom.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Antony Njuguna/Reuters

An aerial view of Kenya's capital city Nairobi.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Mike Hutchings/Reuters

Beachfront hotels mark the skyline of the port city of Durban in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal Province.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Adrees Latif/Reuters

A view of temple Phra Kaew, left, and the Grand Palace, right, as thousands in Bangkok hold candles in celebration of Thailand's Queen Sirkit's birthday. A file photo.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

A helium balloon flies over the Rome skyline in Italy.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters

Skyscrapers in Tokyo's Shinjuku district frame Mt Fuji at dusk in Japan.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Mark Baker/Reuters

An aerial view of Sydney's Opera House and Circular Quay in the city's central business district in Australia.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: John Pryke/Reuters

Palm trees line the man-made beach known as South Bank beach in Brisbane, Australia.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Frankfurt skyline at sunset in Germany.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Steve Marcus/Reuters

A view of the New York New York casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: David Loh/Reuters

An aerial view of high rise buildings at the financial district in Singapore.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Kingdom Tower in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Tim Chong/Reuters

Masjid Kristal, the Crystal Mosque, is pictured during dusk at the Islamic Heritage Park on Wan Man Island in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Steve Crisp/Reuters

A view of Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai, with the Palm Island Jumeirah in the background, United Arab Emirates.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Robert Pratta/Reuters

A view of Saint-Etienne in France.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters

A view of the Hong Kong Island skyline from the Peak in Hong Kong.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

A golden dome of a church of the Cave Monastery towers over Kiev in Ukraine.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

A view shows the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters

A nocturnal view of the 'Artilleria' funicular railway in the port city of Valparaiso, 137km northwest of Santiago, Chile.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Katarina Stoltz/Reuters

A shopping and business centre in the centre of Warsaw, Poland.

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Amazing photos reveal beauty of world's major cities


Photographs: Ethan Miller/Reuters

Las Vegas Strip photographed from a parking garage at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.