2008年10月25日星期六

The famous city of Switzerland

There are kinds of artistic style in Switzerland though it is not a big country .For example, there are many mystic style filled in Bern, the capital of Switzerland .Streets are very neat ,fountain and statuary with flowers , refined building and six kilometers length porch ,old road paved by cobbles ,all of these manifested the strong mid-century character and style. It all depend on these that Bern can join in the World Cultural Heritage List .
The Clock Tower is the mark of Bern , it was built in 13th century ,the exquisite Astronomical clock had a five hundred years history .There have been many puppet performance in 4:00 pm everyday ,such as the cock crowing, a buffoon striking the bell , a lion shaking its head ,and a crowd of bears walking together. The performance always attracts many visitors to watch. Bear Pit is another place you shouldn’t miss ,because the bear is Bern's urban symbol. As the story goes ,the builder of Bern is Berchtold duke, he caught a bear and use it to naming this city, so we call this city as Bern now.
Geneva is the second large city of Switzerland, it is an important place of Europe travelers because it has a long history. Besides there is the Geneva lake in the city which is the largest lake of the Europe, Alps mountain and Jura Mountains can be seen clearly in the Geneva. There is not only the Genevan fountain and Flower Clock which is worldwide famous ,but also you can see city garden everywhere, the forest coverage percentage is very high ,Geneva is the second largest virescence city, drive from the city and to whatever direction you choose ,the rural scenery will be seen after 15 minutes. Geneva has been choosen as the second of World's Best Place to Live.
Switzerland is a small country ,there are about 7.5million people lived in forty thousand sq.km. But all of scenery can be seen there, such as mountains, lakes, forests and plain. Besides, Switzerland has a strong economic that is the 19th of the world, and it is famous in the world for its traditional humanitarianism which made it become the place where many international organization HQ located. Switzerland is famous for their mountains and lakes, but the country is more famous than its scenery.

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