The world's best cities for millennials revealed: Berlin is No1, with Montreal second, London third and New York coming eighth
- A new study ranks the 110 best cities in the world for millennials based on housing, nightlife and the economy
- The German capital, Berlin, takes the top spot thanks to its 24/7 bars and thriving business start-up scene
- The top city in the UK is London coming in third, while Manchester is 10th and Bristol in ranked in 12th place
- Most highly ranked in the USA is New York which is in eighth while the best Australian city is Melbourne - 21st
The world's best cities for millennials have been revealed in a new study - and it is Berlin that takes the top spot.
The study looked at factors such as housing affordability, quality of nightlife, the economy, immigration tolerance and youth migration.
And it found that the German capital beats the likes of London, which is in third place, Manchester (10th), New York (8th) and even Melbourne (21st).
Cosmopolitan Berlin was ranked the world's number one city for millennials to live in according to a 2018 study. Pictured is the German capital with a view of the cathedral, the television tower and the Spree river
Montréal, Canada was ranked the second best city for millennials to live in. Pictured is Saint Paul Street at night in Montréal, Quebec, Canada
The research, by apartment search engine Nestpick, focused on the four main areas of the business ecosystem, the essentials (housing, food and so on), openness, and recreation, ranking factors on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high).
And it found the world's top city based on this is cosmopolitan Berlin, with a 24/7 nightlife, a thriving start-up scene and gender equality with a strong LGBT community.
Berlin also receives a 10 out of 10 ranking for its nightlife scene and also scores highly on factors including food, transport, immigration tolerance, festivals and, of course, beer.
Coming in second is the Canadian city of Montreal, which scores particularly highly on immigration tolerance, being LGBT friendly and its festival scene.
The highest ranking UK city on the list is London, pictured, which is praised for its flourishing start up scene, respect for personal freedom and choice and ready access to contraception
The Dutch capital Amsterdam was fourth in the list thanks to its laid back way of life and scoring 10 out of 10 for respect for personal freedom and choice and noted for its gender equality and festivals
Canada had two cities within the top five, with Toronto coming in fifth which impressed with its business start-up scene
The first UK city on the list is third-place London, which is praised for its flourishing start-up scene, respect for personal freedom and choice and ready access to contraception.
Amsterdam comes in fourth, living up to its laidback reputation. It scores 10 for respect for personal freedom and choice and noted for its gender equality and festivals.
Rounding off the top five is the second Canadian city on the list - Toronto, which also impressed with its business start-up scene.
Coming in sixth is Vancouver, also in Canada, followed by Barcelona, while New York City, in eighth, is the only US city in the top ten.
A night-time view over Sagrada Familia and the roof tops of Barcelona. The Spanish city came seventh on the list
The highest ranked US city on the list is New York, which came in eighth. Other highly ranked US cities were San Francisco and Austin
Rounding off the top ten for the best cities for millennials is Manchester in the UK. Pictured is a night-time view over the Manchester canal
Rounding off the top 10 is another German city, Cologne, in ninth and just beating Manchester.
The first city in Australia to appear on the list is Melbourne at 21, beating the likes of Sydney (24th), Adelaide (66th), Brisbane (73rd), Canberra (94th) and Perth (99th).
Packed with bustling laneway bars and late night hot spots, Melbourne scores a stellar 9.8 for nightlife. It is also rated 9.3 for immigration tolerance and 9.1 for respect for personal freedom and choice.
Other UK cities to make the full list of 110 cities are Bristol (12th), Glasgow (19th), Birmingham (23rd), Edinburgh (58th) and Coventry (63rd).
While US cities also highly rated are San Francisco (13th), Austin (14th), Miami (16th), Los Angeles (29th), Portland (34th), Chicago (35th), Philadelphia (45th), Denver (51st), Boston (69th), Seattle (72nd), Washington D.C (74th).
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Most photographers would be happy to capture a beautiful sunset or sunrise. But for one artist, that wasn't enough - so he decided to show the world's most iconic cityscapes by day and night - in just one picture. The mesmerizing images show the beautiful transition from day to night in some of the world's most iconic cities from the Shanghai skyline to New York's Central Park.
Time Square in New York is given a fresh new look in just one picture. The mesmerising image show the beautiful transition from day to night
New York Library is one of the 15 images that show how the city's character changes over time
Manhattan is seen at dusk from its southernmost tip
Splashing around: A pool in Central Park proves that New Yorkers may all be ants from above, but they're ants that can swim
Urban jungle: A tree-topped building in Manhattan's Upper East Side looks down on even more trees in Central Park
Cooling off: Lucky summer revelers swim atop a highrise in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood
The new towers: One World Trade Center (center left) is topped by cranes set off by a Lower Manhattan sunset
Bustling hub: The piers along Manhattan's west side at dusk with One World Trade Center in the distance at far right
The Staten Island Ferry dutifully chugs along carrying commuters in waters below Manhattan
Standing tall: The curving lines of the art deco Chrysler building are a welcome change from rectangular boxes of most newer Manhattan construction
Urban reprieve: Stretching all along the middle of otherwise hectic Manhattan are the serene wilds of Central Park
Stunning: One World Trade Center catches the last hints of sunset on an evening in Lower Manhattan
Picnic time: Park goers lay out in the Chelsea sun on the west side of Manhattan
Hints of purples and reds offset the incandescent yellows as the lights of New York City switch on for the night
Towering: The iconic Empire State Building greets a new day
Anything but square: Times Square makes for an even brighter oasis of light in the city that never sleeps
Defiant: As the night darkens, the lights of the city skyline become ever brighter
Midnight sun: In Midtown Manhattan, the vibrant, neon stretches of Times Square light up the night
Light bulb built on light bulbs: The GE building's famous sign
Birds-eye-view: Hawke's name is apt. His photos could pass for the view of a bird swooping through Manhattan's most famous buildings
Gramercy Park in New York was snapped by photographer Stephen Wilkes who spends up to 15 hours to create just one composite image
Santa Monica Pier in California has two very difference sides as this images shows - from the bright sandy beach with blue waves hitting the shore in the day to a bustling, illuminated pier at night. The unusual images were taken by photographer Stephen Wilkes who spent up to 15 hours and shot up to 1500 photos to create just one composite image. The collection entitled Day to Night features 15 images including works from Times Square, The Western Wall and The Capitol. To create the images, Stephen, 55, from Connecticut, U.S.A., shoots across the entire landscape from sunrise to sunset. He then returns to his studio to blend around 50 of the best photographs to create one seamless image. Each piece takes around one month to edit.
A day in the life of Capitol Hill, Washington DC: Although the crowds remain the same, the photographer captured the beauty of the changing light
The Western Wall is one of Jerusalem's most iconic images - and now this composition shows just how important it is to the city
The High Line in New York is one of the city's most photographed spots and this image shows its look changes during the course of just one day
The Flat Iron building in New York looks like it's dividing two different cities in this composition. Stephen said he first came up with the idea of shooting multiple images across a landscape when taking the cast picture for Baz Lurman's blockbuster Romeo and Juliet for Life Magazine, in 1996. But it wasn't until he was asked to shoot the High Line for New York Magazine that Stephen used this technique to show the passing of time. Stephen said while he is fascinated by architecture, people and the cities of the world, what he really loves to shoot is history. And he has even shot Day and Night images of President Obama's inauguration speech as well as New Year's Eve in Times Square. There are currently 15 images in the collection but he is currently working on images from Chicago, and hope to add works from London and Paris in the near future. Stephen wants to add as many images as possible to his collection.
No matter what time of the day it is, New York is always heaving with people and always alight with adverts
Central park in New York shows how the beautiful and busy park can turn spookily quiet in the evening. Mr Wilkes frst came up with the idea of shooting multiple images across a landscape when taking the cast picture for Baz Lurman's blockbuster Romeo and Juliet
Park Avenue in New York looks like the scene of a blockbuster as the dark sky looms over the avenue that sees taxis race up and down the road
A wintry Central Park looks crisp and bright - until the sun sets and a dark grey shadow is cast over the sprawling public space
Washington Square Park is caught between the day and the night as part of Mr Wilkes unique way of capturing scenes.
Last Sunday, France celebrated Bastille Day, commemorating the start of the French Revolution in 1789 -- the end of monarchy and the beginning of modern France. Reuters photographers Charles Platiau and Gonzalo Fuentes took to the skies above Paris for the occasion, capturing images of the capital city, its unique blend of historic and modern architecture, and some of its residents and visitors enjoying the sunny day.
The Eiffel Tower, illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)
 
The Sacre Coeur Basilica and rooftops of residential buildings on Montmartre in Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Arc de Triomphe at the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the "Place de l'Etoile", on July 14, 2013.(Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Place des Vosges in the Marais district of Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
Graves at the Montparnasse Cemetery, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
People relax in chairs around a fountain as they take in the sun in the Palais Royal Garden in central Paris, on July 14, 2013.(Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Center Pompidou, also known as Beaubourg, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
A closer view of the Center Pompidou, which houses the National Museum of Modern Art, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
Renovations including a new greenhouse (left) at the zoo in the Parc de Vincennes in the east of Paris, on July 14, 2013. The 131 million euro project will transform the zoo in several ways, creating new habitats and modernizing interactions with the animals.(Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Gare de l'Est railway train station, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Eiffel Tower, the Seine River and the Paris skyline, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The National French Radio building (Maison de la Radio) which stands next to the Seine River, on July 14, 2013.(Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Arche de la Defense building (center) in the financial and business district, near Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
People wait outside the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in central Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Sacre Coeur Basilica on Montmartre, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
Contruction of the Canopy, as part of the renovation of Les Halles district in Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The construction site of the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation art museum designed by architect Frank Gehry in the Bois de Boulogne, western Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
Rooftops of residential buildings in Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
A military Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft, followed by Rafale and Mirage fighter jets flies past the Eiffel tower as part of the traditional Bastille Day parade, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Ile Saint-Louis, in the Seine River in central Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Parc des Princes stadium (left) and the newly renovated stadium Jean Bouin by architect Rudy Ricciotti, on July 14, 2013. The Parc des Princes hosts soccer matches of French Ligue 1 team Paris St Germain. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The Hotel des Invalides, with royal courtyard, the Church of Saint Louis and the Dome, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
Troops march down the Champs Elysees during the traditional Bastille Day parade, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The French aerial display team Patrouille de France (French Aerobatic Patrol) flies in front of the Eiffel tower as part of the traditional Bastille day military parade, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) #
 
The aerial subway and the city rooftops in Paris, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes) #
 
The Invalides and the Arc de Triomphe, during the evening of Bastille Day, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes) #
 
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the Bastille Day fireworks display, on July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Charles Platiau)
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Michael Shainblum, 23, took to the aircraft in a bid to photograph a series of unique views of the Californian city - from the Golden Gate Bridge to towering, brightly-lit skyscrapers.
He dangled his legs and arms out of the helicopter at dizzying heights - before snapping the sights below with a camera attached to a tripod.
Mr Shainblum, who flew with two friends, said he had spent years practicing the daring photography technique, which has recently become popular with urban explorers.
'The reason I went up was to capture unique images of San Francisco from a perspective most people don't get to see,' he said.
'I wanted the pictures to make people feel like they are in there with me. I have had people tell me that some of the shots looking down have made them feel sick.'
He added that despite suffering from a 'slight fear of heights', once he was in the helicopter he was 'too excited to be scared'.
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Breathtaking: This image of San Francisco was taken by a fearless photographer - who dangled his camera and even himself out of a helicopter to capture the ideal shot
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Beautiful: Michael Shainblum, 23, took to the aircraft in a bid to photograph a series of unique views of the Californian city, including this shot of San Francisco at night
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Famous landmark: He dangled his legs and arms out of the helicopter at dizzying heights - before snapping the sights below with a camera. Above, Golden Gate Bridge
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Different perspectives: The Golden Gate Bridge, a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, is pictured, left and right, above a sea of green-and-blue water
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Bright lights of the city: Mr Shainblum said he had spent years practicing the daring photography technique, which has recently become popular with urban explorers
Stomach-churning: The photographer, who flew with two friends, dangles his legs out of the helicopter while capturing this incredible photo of San Francisco at night
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Flying high: 'Including my feet in the shots was my idea as I like having a human element in the shots,' he said. Left, Golden Gate Bridge and, right, San Francisco at night
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View from above: Mr Shainblum said that despite suffering from a 'slight fear of heights', once he was in the helicopter he became 'too excited to be scared'
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Busy city: 'I have had people tell me that some of the shots looking down have made them feel sick,' he added. Left, brightly-lit skyscrapers and, right, a major bypass
Captivating: Mr Shainblum said he had taken precautions during the photography session - but added: 'I did take risks also'. Above, the bright lights of San Francisco
