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In our annual Readers'Choice Awards survey,we asked our readers to rate their
favorite cities in the world for arts and culture.These cities are centers of music and
dance,museums,and theaters.Here are four of them where you can find inspiration in
the arts,starting with the top spot.
Rome,Italy
At its peak,the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land
across Europe,Asia Minor and North Africa.Today,that history is on display
everywhere.The city's main attractions are famous not because of tourist advertisements,
but because they are really so impressive.No wonder it's known as the Eternal City.You
could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.
Paris,France
Hemingway famously called Paris "a moveable feast",but wherever you go while in
the city,there is always something to see,hear,taste or feel.With some 150 museums,
Paris doubles as an art history class,offering the very best of the discipline across
centuries and styles.
London,United Kingdom
London is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare,Dickens,Orwell and
Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic(标志性的)bands:The Kinks,Tbe
Clash and The Stones.London is also Banksy's favorite canvas,home to more than 1,000
galleries,and the kind of place where you can spend a whole day in a single museum and
still be ready for more when it opens the next morning.
Vienna,Austria
As we all know,Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria's capital,
which nurtured many famous musicians.It's also the site of the Vienna Secession,a
revolutionary art movement founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt.Visitors today can see the
fruits of all that creativity in the city's 100-odd museums.
1.Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City?
A.It had an important role in history.
D.Its history can be seen everywhere.
C.People can easily find new art and culturdD.People can spend