Upper class district
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Upper class district is a term referring to a neighborhood with expensive real estate. The upper class districts are often in the central part of the city, near downtown. Nowadays it's also pretty usual to live in wealthy suburbs, espacially gated communities, for example Bel Air, California.
List of typical upper class distirct characteristics
An upper class district is likely to have many of the following characteristics:- The apartments are very big.
- The apartment-buildings are built a century or more ago.
- The wealthy suburbans are filled with big mansions.
- It has a cityview, oceanview or a parkview.
- It is also home to the major luxury hotels.
- The elite and the noble people built there mansions in the area years ago.
- The expensive shops are in the area or close.
- It's a very long queue for an apartment/house.
- The real estate is the most expensive in the city.
List of some notable upper class districts
Africa and the Middle East
- Cape Town; Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
- Dubai; Jumeirah, the planned Dubai Waterfront and The World
- Johannesburg; Sandton
- Lagos; Victoria
- Tel Aviv; North Tel Aviv
- Tehran; Elahiyeh, Mahmoodieh , Farmanieh , Zaferaniyeh
- Bangkok; Bangkok Central Business District
- Hong Kong; Tsim Sha Tsui
- Kyoto; Katsura
- Manila; Forbes Park, Dasmariñas Village
- Mumbai; South Mumbai
- Seoul; Gangnam
- Shanghai; Old French Concession Area
- Singapore; Central Region
- Tokyo; Ginza, Shibuya, Shinjuku
- Adelaide; Robe Terrace
- Auckland; Mission Bay, St. Heliers
- Gold Coast; Surfers Paradise
- Melbourne; Hampton
- Sydney; Sydney Harbour
- Amsterdam; Nieuwmarkt
- Athens; Kolonaki
- Berlin; Prenzlauer Berg, Gruenewald
- Brussels; Le Sablon
- Budapest; Buda Castle
- Dublin; Dublin 4
- Gelendzhik; Seaside Gelendzhik
- Gothenburg; Majorna
- Hamburg; Uhlenhorst
- Helsinki; Eira, Kaivopuisto
- Kazan; Rodina
- Lisbon; Lapa, Estrela
- London; Kensington Palace Gardens, Primrose Hill
- Madrid; Salamanca district, Centro district, La Moraleja
- Milano; Corso Magenta
- Monaco; Monte-Carlo
- Moscow; Arbat, Patriarch's Ponds, Tverskoy District
- Nice; Cimiez
- Oslo; Bygdoy
- Paris; Les Champs-Elysées
- Rome; Parioli
- Saint Petersburg; Downtown Saint Petersburg
- Salzburg; Getreidegasse
- Stockholm; Östermalm
- Vienna; Josefstadt, Alsergrund
- Aspen; Aspen Mountain
- Boston; Back Bay, Beacon Hill
- Calgary; Mount Royal
- Chicago; Gold Coast
- Honolulu; Waialae, Kāhala
- Los Angeles; Bel-Air, Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills
- Miami; Coral Gables
- New York City; Upper East Side
- Rio De Janeiro; Copacabana
- San Francisco; Pacific Heights
- Toronto; Moore Park
- Vancouver; West Vancouver
- Washington DC; Wesley Heights
See also
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