About downtown

Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district (CBD). Downtowns typically contain a small percentage of a city’s employment. In some metropolitan areas it is marked by a cluster of tall buildings, cultural institutions and the convergence of rail transit and bus lines. In British English, the term "city centre" is most often used instead.

Downtown

city lights during night time

bangkok

thailand

king power mahanakhon skyscraper

people in park

city panorama view

people walking on sidewalk near palm trees during daytime

white high-rise buildings

houston

city

texas

white concrete building under blue sky during daytime

downtown

urban

town square

different cars on road near buildings

chicago theatre

chicago

chicagotheatre

people walking on street during night time

new york

times square

aerial photography of city with high-rise buildings during night time

Tokyo crosswalk

people walking on street during night time

california

las vegas

people walking near white concrete building during daytime

france

museu do louvre

paris

white and brown concrete building under cloudy sky during daytime

italia

cinisi

people walking on street near brown concrete building during daytime

people walking on park near high rise buildings during daytime

usa

the bean

brown concrete building near green trees during daytime

salt lake city

mounatins

brown and green concrete building under white clouds during daytime

bundeshaus

bern

switzerland