Local Tourism Board was understandably thrilled to be in the same beauty bracket as Venice and Paris. The UK firm that made the list analyzed mostly local cities, which may have skewed the data. “Using a famous mathematical concept, we analysed thousands of buildings worldwide to find out,” said the mortgage consultant behind the study said, as reported by the New Zealand Herald. The Derby-based company was conveniently only 90km away from Cheshire versus Venice. While the data set was not published it was pointed out that the UK firm analysed a lot more local cities, which might have affected rankings. Those proportions were then compared to the golden ratio (1:1.618) to see how well they matched. In Chester, 83.7 percent of buildings matched the golden ratio.
They plotted points at the corners of each building to determine “the proportion of the longest and shortest lengths of its dimensions”. Rankings were determined by assessing the proportion of a city’s buildings with measurements that align to the ‘golden ratio.’ ShutterstockĬhester’s figure was 83.7 percent, according to the study, while Venice was close behind on 83.3 percent and London 83 percent.Īccording to Leading Britain’s Conversation’s report on the study, “research shows that humans find objects that unfold with this (golden) ratio of expansion inherently beautiful”, meaning a building that aligns with it would typically contain attractive shapes and structures.Īccording to LBD, to determine the rankings researchers used Google Street View to scan for front-facing images of thousands of buildings in historic cities worldwide. The ratio is often found in the natural world, including in leaves and shells. The rankings were determined by assessing the proportion of a city’s buildings with measurements that align to the ‘golden ratio’ of 1:1.618 – a barometer of beauty marveled at by mathematicians ever since ancient times.
In a study called Eye-Catching Architecture commissioned by Online Mortgage Advisor, the walled cathedral town of Chester in northwest England, close to the Welsh border and with a population of around 120,000, came out on top.
It’s not Rome or Paris, Sydney or San Francisco – the world’s most beautiful city is perhaps one you’ve never even heard of.
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