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Did you know?
The Maya were the first people in America to build big cities. These cities, which
lay deep in the jungle, were full of grand pyramids, temples and palaces built of local
limestone. The walls were covered with plaster and sometimes painted red.This colour
was especially important to the Maya, for religious reasons. Walls were sometimes
decorated with paintings of Gods and hieroglyphs.
Read the text and then try to find some more information about other
masterpieces of modern architecture.
The Three Most Futuristic Cities
There are only two ways of looking at the future; bright and spectacular or gloomy
and horrible. Most of us would prefer a spectacular image, straight out of a sci-fi movie.
Thankfully, even today some cities are working hard towards that great future and
definitely deserve our commendations.
The top three cities that make the cut as the most futuristic cities of today are
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Dubai.
Tokyo
Ultra modern, with busy streets and skyscrapers that puncture the sky, Tokyo is
one of the most futuristic cities on earth. They make extensive use of technological
advances. They boast the fastest railway system in the world; their Bullet train can
move up to 300 mph 1 . Even anime 2 has used this city to depict the future.
1 mph – miles per hour
2 anime [2ænImeI] – a Japanese style of motion-picture animation
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