Waterfront Cities of the World
Season 5 Episode 6 - Philadelphia
A large industrial port city located between two rivers, Philadelphia has developed in the shadow of its neighbouring cities, Washington, DC and New York.
Audio Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Season 5
S05:E01 - Taipei
The political, economic and cultural capital of Taiwan is growing and modernizing at an exorbitant rate.
S05:E02 - Dakar
The capital of Senegal is known as the metropolis of West Africa.
S05:E03 - Rome
Rome is undeniably charming, but it’s also a city that has developed very quickly into what some would call dizzying disorganization.
S05:E04 - Valparaiso
Founded on precarious ledges of land on Chile’s west coast, Valpo’s urban life revolves largely around its 42 hills facing the Pacific Ocean.
S05:E05 - Budapest
Straddling both sides of the Danube River, the elegant Hungarian capital is an architectural paradise.
S05:E06 - Philadelphia
A large industrial port city located between two rivers, Philadelphia has developed in the shadow of its neighbouring cities, Washington, DC and New York.
S05:E07 - Glasgow
The Clyde River is a character unto itself separate from this Scottish metropolis.
S05:E08 - Kuala Lumpur
The industrial, cultural and financial heart of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur was built at the confluence of two muddy rivers which is how the city got its name.
S05:E09 - Montevideo
A well-kept secret located a few 225 km across the bay from its sister city Buenos Aires, the capital of Uruguay is both discreet and bustling.
S05:E10 - Nantes
The decline of its naval base could have meant the demise of this small city on the Loire River.
S05:E11 - Toronto
With 46 km of lakefront along Lake Ontario, the biggest city in Canada is more of a waterfront city than most people give it credit for.
S05:E12 - Athens
The birthplace of Western philosophy and the Olympic Games, Athens is an ancient city that has always been at the heart of the action.
S05:E13 - Portland
Portland never set out to be a flashy fast-growing city.
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