Twin Cities
Birmingham has six twin cities, which Birmingham City Council refers to as "international partner cities";
- Chicago, United States (Since 1993);
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Since 1966);
- Johannesburg, South Africa (Since 1997);
- Leipzig, Germany (Since 1992);
- Lyon, France (Since 1951);
- Milan, Italy.
There are also Treaties of Friendship between Birmingham and Guangzhou in China, and between Birmingham and Mirpur in Azad Kashmir from where about 90,000 Birmingham citizens originate. Birmingham, Alabama, USA, is named after the city and shares an industrial kinship.
Read more about this topic: Birmingham
Famous quotes containing the words twin and/or cities:
“If they be two, they are two so
As stiff twin compasses are two;
Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show
To move, but doth if th’ other do.”
—John Donne (1572–1631)
“London, thou art of townes A per se.
Soveraign of cities, semeliest in sight,
Of high renoun, riches, and royaltie;
Of lordis, barons, and many goodly knyght;
Of most delectable lusty ladies bright;
Of famous prelatis in habitis clericall;
Of merchauntis full of substaunce and myght:
London, thou art the flour of Cities all”
—William Dunbar (c. 1465–c. 1530)