Cincinnati
The Queen City
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Other Name: -, District: Ohio, State: Mid West, United States of America
Area: 79.6 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English
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Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County.Cincinnati is also known for having one of the larger collections of nineteenth-century German architecture in the U.S., primarily concentrated just north of Downtown, one of the largest historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Downtown Cincinnati is focused around Fountain Square, a popular public square and gathering place for many events.Location
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88 galleries display over 80,000 works from 6,000 years of world art. Special exhibitions are on view throughout the year.
Since 1995 Aronoff Center for Design & Art has been located in a state of the art facility created by architect Cesar Pelli. The building has three main preformance spaces; Procter & Gamble Hall, Jarson-Kaplan Theater and Fifth Third Bank Theater.
Ranked as one of the top five zoos in the U.S. by Zagat Survey, the Cincinnati Zoo houses more than 500 animals and 3,000 plant species. An accredited member of the American Zoo & Aquarium Association, this zoo is the nations second oldest zoo and a national historic landmark.
The focal point of the Cincinnati city center, with its modern tower blocks, is Fountain Square. At the heart of Fountain square is the Tylor Davidson Fountain. Also of interest in this area is the Contemporary Arts Center at 115 East 5th Street, which offers temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
The Midwest`s largest theme and water park with 364 acres packed with more than 80 rides and attractions including a 30-acre water park, WaterWorks.