A Financial District is the central area in some large cities where banks, insurance companies and other large corporations have head offices. Financial districts are often home to skyscrapers.
Some well-known financial districts include:
- United States
- Financial District, Los Angeles, California
- Financial District, San Francisco, California
- Brickell, Miami, Florida
- Financial District (Metromover station), a station on the Miami Metromover
- LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois
- Financial District, Boston, Massachusetts
- Financial District, Detroit, Michigan
- Financial District (Detroit People Mover), a station on the Detroit People Mover
- Financial District, Manhattan, in New York City
- Uptown Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Canada
- Financial District, Toronto, Ontario
- United Kingdom
- City of London
- Canary Wharf, London
- France
- La Defense, Paris
- Germany
- Westend, Frankfurt am Main
- Netherlands
- Zuidas, Amsterdam
- Hong Kong
- Central, Hong Kong Island
- Kowloon East, Kowloon Peninsula
- India
- Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
- Connaught Place, New Delhi
- Salt Lake City, Kolkata
- Hinjewadi, Pune
- Bangalore Central Business District, Bangalore
- CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai
- HITEC City, Hyderabad
- Argentina
Microcentro
- Bangladesh
- Motijheel
- Pakistan
- Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road, Karachi
- Singapore
- Central Area
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