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Presentation of Kingston, a country with rich history and culture.

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Replies @atsummerlin53, Fox: Thank you! City of Kingston: Downtown - Part 1 This is the area where the English village was founded and which later became the City of Kingston. Today is the country's leading financial center with historical and modern buildings with large movement of people and businesses. Let's meet some attractions (follow the map number): Click on image to enlarge 1 - Museum of the Nation: First government building and the governor's house. Today the building guard objects and documents...
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Replies @atsummerlin53, Fox: Thank you! It's always cool to use maps to better understand the regions. City of Kingston: Downtown - Part 2 In part 1 you met the first attractions of Downtown. Now we'll see some more sights. (follow the map number): Click on image to enlarge 1 - People's Palace and Park: It is the seat of the House of Commons. The representatives of the people propose laws and discuss social projects for the welfare and growth of Kingston. 2 - City Hall: Since 1998, the mayor's office and...
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City of Kingston: Downtown - Part 3 Hi to all who are watching Kingston. In this last part, we will see some more major attractions of Downtown: Click on image to enlarge 1 - National Library: A classic building that holds literary works of great writers as well as national and international historical documents as the country's first constitution in Kingston. 2 - Kingston Stock Exchange: Here large fortunes were created. Sells shares of the largest companies in Kingston and other countries. 3 - Royal...
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History of Kingston

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History of Kingston Let us know the history of this country and its current data: With the end of the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815, after the Battle of Waterloo, England resumed its relations with France. In the following years, trade between these two countries has strengthened and the English were allowed to control a warehouse in the small town of Côte Blanche, on the southern coast of France. In this period, Britain expanded trade with Portugal, allied since the time of Napoleon, and...
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Kingston International Airport Kingston has three airports to meet the demand of visitors for business, education and tourism. The largest and most important is the Kingston International Airport. In 2012 there were over 28 million people used the airport in more than 150 000 aircraft. The airport has three runways and also cargo terminal to meet all the demand. Located in west Kingston, the airport is easily accessible both by road as the Airport Express, a high speed rail directly to downtown. Aerial...
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Official Residences

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Replies: raynev1, Sylvio Jorge, Schulmanator, Jose Bernie, SimCoug: Thank you for the comments! Keep watching! Official Residences Near the National Park, are located the official residences of the King and the Prime Minister. The region was a large farm and was chosen to build the Orange Palace in the 19th century, the same name of the old farm and the lake that is near. It is one of the nicest and exclusive residential neighborhoods of the City of Kingston. Click on image to enlarge Orange Palace Orange...
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Replies @clarkjordan12345, ggamgus, Fox: I appreciate the comments and keep watching! Kingston: Maps physical and administratives What I think the coolest Sim City is the option to create a layout region and cities fully customized. In today's post I present the physical map with the islands, rivers and lakes existing in Kingston. Furthermore, I present the administrative division of the two cities that make up the country. These maps will help you locate themselves in Kingston while I finalize the final...
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Replies @10000000000000: Thanks! Sorry my english but I do not understand your question. @Fox, Forthwall, Hazani Pratama, Kentleprix: I'm glad you liked it! Kingston: Railroad Maps Before proceeding knowing City of Kingston, we know the system of railroads in the country. The railways has two uses: they serve to transport cargo from ports to cities and other countries and are used for passenger transport in the metropolitan region and to France and Spain. The company KTA - Kingston Transportation Authority...
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Replies @SylvioJorge: Thank you! Brazilians participating in Simtropolis! @Forthwall, RepublicMaster, Fox: Thanks and keep watching! @clarkjordan12345: Thanks for the feedback! Now I added more planes on taxiways and runways. The airport is more alive! @10000000000000:Thanks! I love 747s! @Schulmanator: Thank you! I like the graphics because it facilitates the presentation. Kingston International Airport: More Images Here's some more pictures of the details of the airport on a typical day. After arriving...
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Kingston Mega Mall

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Replies: zahrul3: Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it and have independent reviews, I love creating cities in Sim City, this fantastic game, and I will continue presenting Kingston for those who enjoy! Kingston Mega Mall With the growth and expansion of Kingston City of Kingston to the east, 10 years ago the region near the international airport still had many unoccupied land. A group of investors acquired a large area on the right side of Highway CK5 and it was built the Kingston Mega...
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National Park

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National Park! Hi to everyone! Let us know the National Park which is east of downtown City of Kingston. This park is special because here is the National Mall with the government buildings in the country. Click on image to enlarge Let's meet each building and monument: Kingston Congress Prime Minister's Office The Royal Mint Jefferson Olsen Statue, founder of City of Kingston Independence Monument The Lake Orléans is also part of the park that has many leisure options. One option is to climb the...
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Kingston: Highways Map

By gil_alves,

Kingston: Highways Map Hi to everyone! In this post we'll know the whole Kingston's Highways System. The highways are managed by KTA - Kingston Transportation Authority and covers the entire region and facilitates access between neighborhoods and cities of the country: City of Kingston and Côte Blanche. Learn more about the map using the legend. Click to enlarge Thanks for visiting and until next post!
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Kingston Medical Center

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Kingston Medical Center Hi to everyone! In this post we know the Kingston Medical Center. Near the center of City of Kingston, the government built a complex of hospitals to serve the population in various medical specialties. The complex is also close to the subway, the highway CK4 and bus lines. Kingston has health services of high quality to its inhabitants. Click to enlarge Overview Explore every part of the complex: Hospital Clinic Cancer Hospital Chidren's Hospital Heart Hospital Psychiatry and...
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National Sport

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Replies: Schulmanator: Kingston entrepreneurs has no limits! Keep watching! Mother of Invention: Thank you! It is practically the city of shopping! You need several days to visit all the shops! National Sport The citizens of Kingston are passionate about two sports: Soccer and Baseball. But the main sport is even Soccer, it no doubt! The country closes to watch the end of the Soccer Championship. The first team was the Villeneuve district of the same name north of the City of Kingston, where he built the...
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Kingston is coming back! Hi to everyone! Unfortunately I had to pause the City Journal but now I'm getting time to go back. Until the next post, see a scene from a summer weekend in Kingston! Thanks for visiting! Click on image to enlarge
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Aerial View

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Replies: pingpong: The architects of Kingston thank your comment! SylvioJorge: A cidade que se tornar uma das mais verdes do mundo! Obrigado pelo comentário. The city that has become one of the greenest in the world! Thanks for the comment. Raynev1: I'm glad you like Kingston! cityguru: In fact, this Kingston is far from Jamaica, in Europe, but is as beautiful as the real! Keep watching! Aerial View While I'm finishing a new attraction Kingston, know how the downtown area and the surroundings. The City of...
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Port of Kingston

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Port of Kingston One of the bases of the growth of Kingston, the port grew south of downtown City of Kingston and extends to the Kingston Bridge. With nearly 100 years, the so-called old port is no longer the leading country but still very busy. In its surroundings, some companies have their warehouses. The K1 highway and railway lines to facilitate entry and exit loads. The Port Authority of Kingston manages all operations. Click on image to enlarge Thanks for visiting and until next post!
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Municipal Airport

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Replies: Schulmanator, dubaidude303, feeroz123: I'm glad you liked the pictures! Thank you! Municipal Airport Apart from the international airport, City of Kingston has a municipal airport. Situated in the northwest of the city, with access from Highway CK6, the airport receives short trips with small aircraft. Most flights are private travel entrepreneurs but also with companies operate regional flights. The runway of the airport also serves as a support for fire, police and club racers. Click on image to...
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Industries

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Replies: zahrul3: I appreciate your comment! I enjoy developing cities in SimCity and seek to make as realistic as possible. Keep watching! Industries Many industries in various sectors are established in Kingston. The industries are almost 30% of the country's economy and employs many people. See some of these companies. Click on image to enlarge Thanks for visiting and until next post!
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Kingston University

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Replies: SimCoug, Huston: Thank you for the comments. Please keep watching and soon I'll do a poll! Kingston University Kingston is among the nations with high quality education and the government has always encouraged and invested in this sector. Among the various institutions in the country, deserves to Kingston University. Located in the northeast of City of Kingston, the campus is accessible from the highway CK5 and groups the academic buildings and recreation areas. Here are trained professionals in...
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Kingston Convention Center Kingston has large companies and also has regional headquarters of several multinational European, American and Asian. To facilitate trade, the government built the Kingston Convention Center. Located in City of Kingston between Downtown and International Airport, the convention center visitors can use the CK3 Highway and High Speed ​​Rail. The main building receives large conferences and business meetings. Hotels, corporate headquarters and the Royal School of Business are near...
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Replies: scott1964, raynev1, Huston: I'm glad you liked the pictures! In the future I'll show more industries in Kingston. Second National Sport: Baseball We know that the main national sport in Kingston is Soccer. But there are also other sport that attracts many people: Baseball. And the greatest baseball team is the "Strongers"! And like any great team deserves a stadium, Strongers built his stadium next to Orange Park, on the east side of the City of Kingston. To facilitate access, the team joined with...
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Replies: Fox: Thank you! Really the campus offers comfort for students. And the map is to facilitate the tour. feeroz123: I'm learning that with you! Thank you! Jesus_Wept: Do not forget the parties on campus! Keep watching! Child's Cultural Station Child's Cultural Station (CCS) is a set with an auditorium, showrooms, meeting rooms interactive gaming, digital library and spacious outdoor patios designed especially for children. All preschools Kingston put on the calendar the annual visit to CCS and...
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Kingston Metro Area

By gil_alves,

Kingston Metro Area Hello everybody! I thank everyone who followed the posts of Kingston in 2013 and ask them to continue in 2014 following now because we returned! Today I put a picture of the transport map for you to see the growth of Kingston. Have we reached 3,242,907 inhabitants! We will continue to grow because it has a lot to finish. Click on image to enlarge Thank you all and until next post!
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