Denver is the capital and most populous city of the State of Colorado, United States.
Located in west-central United States, in the valley of the South Platte River on the western flank of the Great Plains, the city is less than thirty kilometers east of the Front Range, the eastern Cordillera of Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile(1609 m) above the level of the Sea. His Capitol, whose dome is covered with gold leaf, has a plaque stating that height symbolic.
The city has 598,707 inhabitants, which ranks 26th among cities in USA; metro area Denver-Aurora, meanwhile, account 2408750 inhabitants, and the urban area of Denver-Aurora-Boulder has a population of 2,927,911 inhabitants, ranking 17th among the urbanan cities in USA.
Denver has two city centers located side by side. The first, similar to those of other U.S. cities and called Downtown, hosts numerous sky scrapers, the municipality considers it the tenth largest of countries. Nevertheless, the main artery of this center(16th Street) is pedestrian. A second city center, dating from the nineteenth century, is around the station of the Union built shortly after the gold rush that began in the region. This area called Lower Downtown or LoDo, consisting of buildings of three or four floors, has kept its period.
Where in the country does the city’s mayor also own some of the state’s most popular microbreweries? Well, Denver, of course. Mayor John Hickenlooper was famous for owning Front Range brewpubs long before he got into politics.
Try the Rocky Mountain Oysters once, but be aware before ordering that these are fried bulls testicles!
Although it’s not the coolest city in the world, Denver is a good place to get your bearings (or recover from jetlag) before exploring the region. Set against a brilliant Rocky Mountain backdrop, Denver effortlessly blends Old West with cosmopolitan hip.
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Located in west-central United States, in the valley of the South Platte River on the western flank of the Great Plains, the city is less than thirty kilometers east of the Front Range, the eastern Cordillera of Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile(1609 m) above the level of the Sea. His Capitol, whose dome is covered with gold leaf, has a plaque stating that height symbolic.
The city has 598,707 inhabitants, which ranks 26th among cities in USA; metro area Denver-Aurora, meanwhile, account 2408750 inhabitants, and the urban area of Denver-Aurora-Boulder has a population of 2,927,911 inhabitants, ranking 17th among the urbanan cities in USA.
Denver has two city centers located side by side. The first, similar to those of other U.S. cities and called Downtown, hosts numerous sky scrapers, the municipality considers it the tenth largest of countries. Nevertheless, the main artery of this center(16th Street) is pedestrian. A second city center, dating from the nineteenth century, is around the station of the Union built shortly after the gold rush that began in the region. This area called Lower Downtown or LoDo, consisting of buildings of three or four floors, has kept its period.
Where in the country does the city’s mayor also own some of the state’s most popular microbreweries? Well, Denver, of course. Mayor John Hickenlooper was famous for owning Front Range brewpubs long before he got into politics.
Try the Rocky Mountain Oysters once, but be aware before ordering that these are fried bulls testicles!
Although it’s not the coolest city in the world, Denver is a good place to get your bearings (or recover from jetlag) before exploring the region. Set against a brilliant Rocky Mountain backdrop, Denver effortlessly blends Old West with cosmopolitan hip.
This page, and all contents of this Web site are Copyright © 2009-2012 by Best Trip Destination.All rights reserved.
