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Looking at the mutating skyline.
The city is my church.
It wraps me in the sparkling twilight.

Lyrics from ‘Midnight City‘ by M83. Check out more city images on the perspective20.com tumlr page.

After three years stuck at fifth place Helsinki has vaulted to the number one position in the Monocle Liveable Cities Index, followed by Zürich and Copenhagen. More about the latest issue here.

Karen M. O’Leary makes hand-drawn and knifed cutouts maps of metropolitan cities (see Amsterdam, NYC and Paris above). The artwork is printed on heavy weight white paper and looks great. Check out the blog here or order a print on Etsy.

At every FREITAG Flagship Store (Berlin, Davos, Hamburg, Köln, Zürich) there are five Gorilla fixed gear bikes, TSG helmets and FREITAG Bags for you to borrow for your individual tour of the city. For free that is, brilliant. More here.

Danish bicycle company Biomega launched five city bicycles in their 2010 collection for sports brand Puma.The 2010 range consists of five basic models for both men and women, which offer a variety of optional extras and color choices of more than 120 variations. The bicycles are available from a dedicated website.

Munich tops Monocle‘s list of Most Livable Cities 2010. Check out why here.

Going somewhere for a short break, business or a well deserved holiday? Check out Monocle’s 25/25 for some useful tips ranging from restaurants and hotels to running routes and two hour tours.

1. Lucerne – Switzerland (above)
2. Paris – France
3. Melbourne – Australia
4. San Francisco – United States
5. Vienna – Austria

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