Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia with a population of nearly 500,000. The city serves as one of the southern United States' most important cultural and economic centers, and is home to more than six million people - making it the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Atlanta features unique topography that includes rolling hills and the most dense urban tree coverage in the United States. The city
played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement - Atlanta History Center chronicles the city's past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. In the city's downtown, Centennial Olympic Park, built for the 1996 Olympics, encompasses the massive Georgia Aquarium and is surrounded by the city's impressive modern CBD. Let's take a trip to this iconic American city in today's update.
We'll begin with a scene from Atlanta's past - much of the city was burned down by Sherman's Union troops during the Civil War in 1864.
By the late 1800's, the city had rebuilt much of it's downtown core and was growing quickly - here we see the city's iconic Flatiron Building in the early 1910s.
Completed in 1889, the Georgia State Capitol building is the primary office building of Georgia's government and is noted for it's distinctive gilded dome - which replaced the original terracotta dome in a 1958 renovation.
Opening in 1976, the 723 ft tall Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel quickly became one of the city's most iconic sights.
A nighttime view of the iconic Peachtree Center and surrounding buildings.
Situated on a huge stone dome on the edge of the city's suburbs, Stone Mountain is another one of metro Atlanta's most famous sights. It's the largest bas-relief sculpture in the world and also the largest piece of exposed granite in the world.
In the 1990s, the city's suburbs were growing rapidly and new "McMansions" were popping up everywhere.
A shot of Midtown Atlanta above Interstate 85 with a look at the 932 ft tall Bank of America Plaza - the city's tallest skyscraper.
A satellite view of Atlanta's impressive metropolitan area from space.
Here we see an aerial view of Downtown Atlanta with many of the city's most famous skyscrapers and landmarks in view.
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