Humanity: Cities: The Top 100 Meaningful Cities

HUMANITY: CITIES is a trip around the world to see how and where we congregate and what brings us together. Our ranking of the most meaningful cities on Earth paints a striking picture of modernity: Global centers like New York, London, Tokyo, and Paris are sparkling altars to cosmopolitanism. Metropolises like Shanghai and Mexico City draw rural workers into urban industry. And historical beauties like Rome and Vienna are elegant reminders of the architectural glory and high culture of another time. HUMANITY?s top 100 cities have changed the social landscape of our planet. They are where humanity converges for survival, community, and power.