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Photo ID: 838
Gallery ID: 31 - Artistic Images
| Photo Title: Hard Rock Cafe, sign guitar against sky | Quality: JPG File
Dimensions: 369(px) x 500(px)
File Size: 0.1(mb)
Price: $65.00
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Description:
Pittsburgh, the county seat of Allegheny, is commonly known as the The City of Bridges or The Bridge Capital of the U.S., and is the second largest city in the Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh is situated on land surrounding the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. The scenic area where the two rivers merge to form the Ohio river is known as The Golden Triangle. Pittsburgh is noted for bridges of all types, featuring 446 bridges, 151 skyscrapers, two furnicular inclines and a pre-revolutionary fort. City residents are known as Pittsburghers.
The downtown area features Station Square, one of the cities largest tourist attractions. It was built on property of the former Pennsylvania Station, and some of the original structures are still maintained. Featuring stores, restaurants and entertainment venues, Station Square is frequented by Pittsburgh natives as well as tourists.
Pittsburgh's economy was fueled by manufacturing until the 1980s. Now the city's economy is mostly based on healthcare, education, technology and financial services. Robotics, is a major sector of Pittsburgh's economy, which prompted the Wall Street Journal to give the city the moniker of Roboburgh.
Despite declining population, Pittsburgh remains the principal cultural and economic influence in the eastern Ohio River Valley. Due to its low cost of living, economic opportunities, education, transportation and medical infrastructure, Pittsburgh is consistently ranked high in livability surveys. In 2007, Pittsburgh was named America's Most Livable City by Places Rated Almanac.
Established 1758
City Population 2000 369,879
County Population 2000 1,281,666
Location South Western Pennsylvania
Port Pittsburgh is the largest inland port in the U.S., providing access to the nation's 9,000 mile inland waterway system.
Bridges Allegheny County has more than 1,700 bridges and 720 are within the Pittsburgh city limits.
Media Two Major Newspapers Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Pittsburgh Tribune Review Thirty Two Radio Stations and Five Major Television Stations KDKA CBS, WPXI NBC, WTAE ABC, WQED PBS, and WNPA FOX.
Colleges and Universities There are 29 colleges and universities in southwestern Pennsylvania including Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Point Park University, Robert Morris University, and Geneva College.
Sports Pittsburgh cheers for four major sports teams, the Penguins, Pirates , Steelers, and Riverhounds.
Airport The Pittsburgh International Airport was ranked one of the top five U.S. airports by Conde Nast Traveler.
Tourism An average of 3.9 million people visit Pittsburgh annually.
Average High Temperature July 82.5° F
Average Low Temperature January 20.8° F
Pittsburgh ranked in the top five Most Livable Cities in the 1983, 1985 and 1989 editions of the Places Rated Almanac. |
Rating:
Rating: 6.2/10 (13 votes cast) |
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