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Is Paris the world's most revered city?
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:38 pm
And thus its most sacred?
I ask because I just saw "Diplomacy" on Netflix, an account of General von Choltitz's decision to defy Hitler and not destroy the city.
Sure, there's Rome... but whereas Rome is definitely more an historical treasure its mystique is all about power and world domination and mythology.
Paris is about art and light, and the beauty of people.
I vote Paris.
I ask because I just saw "Diplomacy" on Netflix, an account of General von Choltitz's decision to defy Hitler and not destroy the city.
Sure, there's Rome... but whereas Rome is definitely more an historical treasure its mystique is all about power and world domination and mythology.
Paris is about art and light, and the beauty of people.
I vote Paris.
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Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:40 pm to Rex
Vatican City isn't technically a city so I'll go with Mecca
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:40 pm to Rex
Rex;didn't read;down voted
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:40 pm to Rex
quote:Been there 4 times. I second that. But it's sacred in terms of being a reflection of who we are. Good example of the "fluidity" of thought and art.
I vote Paris.
This post was edited on 7/1/15 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:41 pm to Rex
Baton Rouge is
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:41 pm to Rex
I vote Ferriday.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:44 pm to Rex
Never been there, so it's hard to say, but - gun to my head? I'd prolly say Paris.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:44 pm to Rex
Sacred implies a center of religion. I guess that depends on your perspective. I don't think of Paris really when I think of religion. Rome and Jerusalem probably have it beat from that perspective. Mecca is synonymous with religious center. What would be it for the eastern world? New Delhi in India? Eta: something in Nepal?
This post was edited on 7/1/15 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:48 pm to Rex
New Iberia
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:49 pm to Rex
quote:
Is Paris the world's most revered city?
quote:
And thus its most sacred?
How does this follow?
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:52 pm to Rex
I vote Houston
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:54 pm to Rex
Revered? yes. Despite what one might think of the French, spending a week in Paris makes you immediately want to live there. It also feels like the height of modern Western civilization. Hemingway and all that jazz. Sacred? No. I reserve that for Vatican City. But there is no where on earth like the city of light. Especially when you're there with your woman.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:59 pm to Rex
Id say no. The reputation of Paris is relevatively recent. It's been around for at least 2000 years but id argue that it never really became what we think of it today till the 1800s. Rome has been the center of the western world since 200 BC. Istanbul is a city that is likewise a city that had always been destined for greatness surviving and reinventing itself in each era. I'd even offer Vienna as a rival for Parisian art.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 5:05 pm to Rex
For revered, I'd say: London, Paris, Rome, and NYC in that order. If you actually meant sacred, probably Jerusalem, Mecca and Lhasa based off the world's largest religions.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 5:14 pm to Rex
NYC is the World's City. It is by a long shot the most revered city. Go to Asia, and they probably don't know that much about Paris, but they'll know quite a bit about NYC due to it's exposure in film.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 5:44 pm to Rex
In the Western world, probably, with Rome a close second
Posted on 7/1/15 at 5:44 pm to Rex
Lol.
Wrong again.
Now, it could be the most over-diagnosed city, if by "diagnosed" you meant "occupied".
Wrong again.
Now, it could be the most over-diagnosed city, if by "diagnosed" you meant "occupied".
Posted on 7/1/15 at 6:31 pm to Rex
Mount Louisiana thread.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 7:29 pm to Rex
Paris is great if you like dog shite.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 7:56 pm to Rex
I'd go with Jerusalem.
Christianity, Judaism , and Islam all hold that ancient city in the highest regard.
Christianity, Judaism , and Islam all hold that ancient city in the highest regard.
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