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People gravitate to cities like bees
to nectar. Cities provide a kind of spiritual
food which nourishes our hopes and strengthens
our resolve. Cities harden us and dehumanize us
even as they replenish us and stimulate us. They
contain great wealth and much poverty. Cities
define civilization in the same way that the
country defines the individual. Peek at the city
life and vicariously imbibe its energy.
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| Jordan Live
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Three views of the city of Amman, Jordan and one view of the Dead Sea. | ||
| Karachi Cam | Pakistan's former capital is seen from the windows of Instec Digital Systems. See Sharah-e-Faisal. | ||
| Sapporo Cam | The mountains dominate this view of the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. | ||
| Tehran Traffic Cams | Four views of roadways around the Iranian capital of Tehran. | ||
| RealTime Tokyo | Click on the English or Japanese button below the picture and a pop up will allow you to move between 5 views of Tokyo. | ||
| Yokohama
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The harbor in Yokohama, Japan. | ||
| Landmark Tower Yokohama | The tallest building in Japan is in Yokohama. See it here. | ||
| AlaskaCam
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From the Alaska Building the camera looks down at the intersection of G Street and 4th Avenue. | ||
| Austin, Texas | According to submitter, Russ Finney, Austin is the most beautiful city in Texas. That may be a tad bit biased, but from the views on this site, it may just be. Judge for yourself. | ||
| Pictures from an Office | The Massachusetts Municipal Association has a series of sequential views of Temple and Washington Streets in Boston's Downtown Crossing shopping district. Updated from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily. | ||
| High above Boston | A nice shot high above Boston from WLVI Channel 56. | ||
| Another View High Above Boston | If this is pointed in the right direction you can see where I work. Look for the Fort Point Channel and Boston Harbor. I work in the buildings beyond the giant rabbit from PBS balloon sculpure which adorns the Children's Museum. | ||
| Adler SkyCam
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From the Adler Planetarium we can see the Chicago Lakefront and Skyline. This is a zoomable, directional camera installed and maintained by the folks at Perceptual Robotics so you know it's done right. | ||
| Chicago WebCams | WGN TV has a webcam or two trained at downtown Chicago. | ||
| Columbus, Ohio SkyCam | Here is a sky shot of Columbus, Ohio from WBNS's 1,000 foot tower. I have flown into Columbus and I have eaten in the city. It's a nice medium sized midwest city. Take a look and see for yourself." | ||
| Juneau Cams
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A view of the cruise ship dock in Alaska's capital city of Juneau. And a view of the city. | ||
| Star City WebCam | Yes, there really is a Lincoln, Nebraska and we have proof. That Phallic building in the middle of the picture is the Nebraska state capitol. | ||
| The Hollywood Sign
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Welcome to the place of dreams. The place where many come to find fame. The most prevailing image in the land of make believe is the sign that once read HOLLYWOODLAND and was truncated by an earthquake to just HOLLYWOOD. From the hills above tinseltown Panasonic Webcams presents the sign and the city below. | ||
| Los Angeles Webcam | A view of palm trees in Los Angeles. | ||
| WMUR Manchester Live Cam | This is a live shot of downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. Manchester is the largest city in the "Live Free or Die" State. It's a small city with all the good things about small cities like honesty, courtesy, and helpfulness. If you've never been there why not take a peek. | ||
| MontrealCam | Bienvenu à Montréal. This is one of the most beautiful cities in North America. Please take a moment and take in the sites of this modern city with old world charm. If I sound like a travelog I apologise but I really love this town! I want to thank Carlos Coimbra for correcting my poor French...and for his explanation of my errors. | ||
| Greenwich Village Hi-Fi Cam
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MacDougal and Bleecker Streets in New York's Greenwich Village updates and tells you the local time and temperature as well. | ||
| United Nations WebCam
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A view of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. | ||
| Manhatten Cam | Justin works at the Empire State Building. This camera points toward Union Square. | ||
| Statue of Liberty Cam
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From the offices of Georgeson Shareholder comes this image of Lady Liberty overlooking the harbor of New York City. | ||
| Fifth Avenue Cam | A view of Fifth Avenue and 45th Street. | ||
| Bionic Sonics Intersection Cam | This camera shows the traffic at the corner of 7th Avenue and 22nd Street in wondrous New York City. Lots of taxis passing through! | ||
| Cafe 52 Webcam | This camera looks north towards the Bronx from beautiful Cafe 52 in Woodside, Long Island, NY. The Long Island railroad is in the foreground and LaGuardia Airport in the distance. | ||
| Tower Cam
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The Tower Cam is a panoramic, zoomable view of New York City. | ||
| Florida Hospital Webcam | Take a look at the Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida. | ||
| Parliament Hill
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Here is another example of the presence of democratic institutions still intact and still strong. See the seat of Canada's federal parliament in Ottawa, Ontario. | ||
| Palm Springs WeatherCam | Palm Springs where the Hollywood types go to play, where Sonny Bono was once mayor...has weather. See what it is in this small city in the Coachella Valley of California. And - last time I looked there was a second picture of a swimming pool! | ||
| KGW SkyCam Network | This is from Newchannel 8 in Portland, Oregon. The sit has a variety of cameras which are used primarily for traffic reports. There are also pictures of the state capital Salem; Vancouver, Washington; and Mt. Hood. | ||
| TowerCams | The capital of California is a delightful, midsize city. You have three shots of downtown and one of South Lake Tahoe courtesy of KXTV 10. | ||
| Salt Lake Live
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A view of the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City. Also links to traffic cams. | ||
| San Diego BayCam | A view of San Diego harbor or maybe Lindbergh Field. | ||
| Fairmont Hotel Camera | View of San Francisco's skyline with a commanding view of San Francisco Bay. | ||
| Florida State Capitol Webcam | Tallahassee is the state capitol and it was there that the American Presidential election was decided..sort of. The Florida Supreme Court, it's legislature and its governor fought it out here until the U.S. Supreme Court ruling which lead to the certification of George W. Bush as winner of the Florida electoral votes. | ||
| Yonge & Steeles Camera | A busy intersection in Toronto is revealed in this streaming webcam. | ||
| Washington, D.C. Mall
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On September 11, 2001 the American Homeland was attacked. In that attack I lost 11 colleagues. Here is a picture of Washington, D.C., capital of the American Republic; the nation endures. | ||
| Cámaras en vivo de Bariloche, Argentina
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The Argentine resort city of Bariloche has a group of cameras showing the beauty of the mountains, the lake, and the city. | ||
| St. Petersburg | Vpiter.com has a collection of streaming webcams of St. Petersburg, Russia. You can hear and see life in the Imperial City. My favorite is the winter palace from a camera that scans across the palace square. All in all, there are thirteen cameras on view. There are also three cameras that are labeled as "Secret"which is a little puzzling. | ||
| Munich Airport | This is a difficult site to catalogue. I selected city rather than transport because the view is only marginally that of the airport. Yes, you see the airplanes take off but you also see a parking lot and some buildings. The site is also a weather station. My thanks to Frithjof Hylla for sending me the link. | ||
| Bedfordshire Webcam Live | From the County Hall over the River Ouse we view the borough of Bedford some 40 odd miles north of London. | ||
| BBC Bristol Online | This site contains views of the city, the harbour, and the local BBC offices. A nice site with a great view of the city where the girls are hot as a pistol when they do the Bristol Stomp. | ||
| British Isles Cities | You can take a grand tour of the cities of the British Isles. This site has great views of London, Edinburgh, Dublin and more. If you like castles, arenas and tradition you'll love this site. | ||
| DomCam | The Cologne Cathedral is one of Germany's great landmarks. | ||
| Coventry
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From England's Coventry University comes this manuveurable camera. It scans city centre from the heights of the University's George Eliot building. | ||
| Gardiner Street, Dublin | This is a view of Lower Gardiner Street in Dublin, Ireland. I am lead to believe the street is visible when the buses are gone. I haven't been able to verify that yet. Thanks go out to Penni Bolton who brought the site to my attention. | ||
| Fond Mira Cam | From the Fond Mira Travel Agency we get a view of a street in the city of Ekaterinburg, Russia. | ||
| Galicia, CRTVG
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This site has many views of the cities of Galicia, an old and historic region of Spain. | ||
| Galway.net Live Webcam | On an interesting street in the home of my ancestors is a clothing shop. A rather nice view of Galway, Ireland. | ||
| Genova Webcam | About 20 webcam views of the Italian city of Genoa. | ||
| Glasgow City Council's Web Camera
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The largest city in Scotland, Glasgow is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. As this site shows, Glasgow has prospered in the last ten years. Please have a look at this marvelous view of George Square. | ||
| Kirkkokatu Webcam | We are presented with Kirkkokatu (Church Street)in Helsinki, Finland. A quiet street from what I can see. | ||
| South Harbor Area Webcam
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A view of the south harbor in Helsinki and a large palace. | ||
| Kalisz | Kalisz is the oldest recorded city in Poland with a reference by the Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemeus in the second century CE. Archeological evidence shows habitation may be as old as 8,000 years. This streaming camera by LECO-bis shows a busy street. | ||
| Starwislna Street | Busy Krakow street with the ability to move forward and backward in time or remain in the present. Some people seem to mug for the camera. | ||
| The Central Computer Academy | Towers, a square, and some fine gothic structures from the Polish city of Karkow. | ||
| Media Docks at Lübecks | The old town district of Lübecks, Germany showing the docks. This is very nice in the morning and evening as the sun's rays accent the old brick building. The site is in German. | ||
| Red Square | The Moscow Business World Bank is the location of this series of cameras that record the famous landmarks of Moscow. | ||
| Neuchâtel | The French speaking Swiss Canton of Neuchâtel is represented here by two cameras. The first is in the city of Neuchâtel and shows a city square called Carrefour de Gibraltar and the other is in La Chaux-de-Fonds and shows the Place du Marché. | ||
| Newcastle Webcam | The only thing I know about Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England is that my brother Kevin visited there as a boy scout. The camera is pointed at the "world famous Tyne bridge". | ||
| Nuremberg | From the 7th floor office of Worldwide Travel Agency in the Gothaer-House in Nuremberg, Germany comes three views: the old Nuremberg Castle, Freimut Hoffman's office, and the rooftops of Nuremberg. Click on an image for a larger view. | ||
| Paris pour Vous
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This is a great site that shows 20 views of the City of Light. There are views of the famous monuments of Paris. Each cam view has a city map to show you where the camera is located. | ||
| Paris Sky | The subject of this webcam is the city of lights, Paris. The rooftops of this famous city are available for your viweing pleasure. You may view the clouds as they pass by. And, in the center of the view you see the Eiffel Tower. | ||
| Pisa live | From the bell towers of Pisa including that most famous leaning landmark comes these pictures of the ponte di mezzo dalla Torre dell'Orologio di Palazzo Pretorio. | ||
| Pogoda Internetia | The Polish cities Bydgoszcz, Wroclaw, and Zakopane are shown. Look for the "K" located next to the name link. The site also has weather news from many other Polish cities. | ||
| Castle Prague | Built over a thousand years ago Prague Castle stands magnificiently over the city. This camera is supposed to update once an hour. Welcome to Bohemia and the Czech Republic. | ||
| Paritate Bank | See Riga, Latvia from the harbor. | ||
| WorldView: Window over Rome
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The Roman Forum, the Palazzo Senatorio, and venues of Rome such as St. Peter's and the Coliseum are visible with a zooming and directional capability. Track history for yourself with the LiveView window over Rome. | ||
| The Jewish Ghetto of Venice
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The city state of Venice established the first Jewish Ghetto in Europe. For almost 300 years the Jews of Venice were restricted to the ghetto each night. Guards enforced their confinement. It was Napoleon Bonaparte who opened the ghetto in 1798. You can view this historic site. | ||
| Johann Strauss Monument | At the Stadtpark in Vienna is a violinist who never gets tired of playing. He is a statue dedicated to Johann Straus. Look to see if he ever rests. | ||
| View Sydney | A nice view of the Sydney Opera House with a moveable camera allowing you to zoom in and out and left and right. This site also has an overflow page that allows you to view the camera when someone else is controlling it. | ||
| Nelson Webcam | Along the Nelson Bays of northern South Island, New Zealand is the old settlement of Nelson. Named after the famous naval hero, Nelson is a city of medium size in a beautiful part of mother earth. |
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