The most beautiful city in the world with 'unique' urban architecture

Not Rome or Paris, not Sydney or San Francisco, Chester - the most beautiful city in the world is probably a city you've never even heard of.

Chester's iconic 4-faced clock tower is more than 400 years old.

In a latest study called Eye-catching Architecture commissioned by Online Mortgage Advisors, the walled church town of Chester in northwest England, close to the Welsh border and with a population of around 120,000 people, have risen to the top. Venice (Italy) is in second place and London (UK) is in third place.

 The architecture of the city of Chester is closest to the golden ratio.

The ranking is determined based on scale assessments of buildings in the city based on the 1:1.618 "golden ratio" matching calculations. This is the ratio that was drawn up by ancient mathematicians when it comes to the architecture of buildings. This ratio is even found in the natural world, including leaves and barks.

According to this study, the architecture of the city of Chester is closest to the golden ratio, at 83.7%. Meanwhile, Venice is behind with 83.3% and London with 83%. To determine this number, the researchers used Google views to scan images of thousands of buildings in historic cities around the world. They then plotted the points at each corner of the buildings to determine their proportions. Those ratios are then compared to the golden ratio (1:1.618) to see how well they fit.

Old Chester Church.

Previously, Time Out published the best city in the world in 2022 to be Edinburgh in Scotland, with an "inspirational skyline" cited as one of the reasons why this city ranked number one. However, with the latest research based on the golden ratio of antiquity, Chester - a city of about 120,000 people - rises to the top.

 The shops share the same architectural style and color called The Rows.

Walking around the city of Chester you will see shops with the same architecture and color called The Rows. These are stores close to each other with umbrellas, most of which were built in the Middle Ages in Europe - a unique point only in Chester, England, because outside of Germany, you will not be able to admire the architecture. This unique structure is found anywhere else in the world.

On the streets of Chester you can see many actors wearing old costumes to perform historical stories on the street. Upper Street with many houses was rebuilt from the middle of the 18th century. The architects decided to apply the architecture of the 15th and 16th centuries into this building.

Exciting street activities in the squares.

Because of that, many tourists come here to think that these buildings have existed for more than 400 years and I feel lost in that time. Nothing is more wonderful when you can relax and drink coffee in the square and admire the poetic and nostalgic scenery of this place.