According to “Mental Floss”, these 24 cities were chosen “by comparing a bunch of length and width measurements of a visual image to determine how close its proportions come to the Golden Ratio: one to roughly 1.618”.
1. Venice, Italy – 83.3 percent
2. Rome, Italy – 82 percent
3. Barcelona, Spain – 81.9 percent
4. Prague, Czech Republic – 78.7 percent
5. New York City, United States – 77.7 percent
6. Athens, Greece – 77.5 percent
7. Budapest, Hungary – 75.9 percent
8. Vienna, Austria – 75.8 percent
9. Bordeaux, France – 75.3 percent
10. Milan, Italy – 75.1 percent
11. Stockholm, Sweden – 74.8 percent
12. Paris, France – 74.7 percent
13. Florence, Italy – 73.6 percent
14. Tel Aviv, Israel – 73.6 percent
15. Copenhagen, Denmark – 73.2 percent
16. Marrakech, Morocco – 72.7 percent
17. Chicago, United States – 71.7 percent
17. Amsterdam, Netherlands – 71.7 percent
18. Berlin, Germany – 71.3 percent
19. Istanbul, Turkey – 70.2 percent
20. St. Petersburg, Russia – 69.2 percent
21. Strasbourg, France – 69.1 percent
22. Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 67.6 percent
23. Miami, United States – 63 percent
24. Beijing, China – 55.6 percent
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