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The City of Calgary is an exciting business centre and an outstanding meeting and convention destination. As the fourth-largest city in Canada, Calgary has a lot to offer visitors from around the world. In the downtown alone, you can discover over 1,000 shops, 200 restaurants and 50 entertainment spots. Within the city there are also 8,000 hectares of open space and parkland to explore.
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What Makes Calgary so special? Take a look at some incredible photos taken around our city.
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- The sun sets behind the big ferris wheel on the Calgary Stampede midway. Credit: GAVIN YOUNG
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- Kids cool off in the Elbow River while family watches near Sandy Beach. Credit: GAVIN YOUNG
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- Rafting down the Bow River. Credit: LEAH HENNEL
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- Taylor Stark, left, and Ryan Games unicycle on St. Patrick’s Island. Credit: GAVIN YOUNG
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- Ariane Coulombe and Patrick Alexandre share some quiet time in a hammock in Riley Park. Credit: JIM WELLS
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- Fireworks light up the sky during GlobalFest 2017 at Elliston Park. Credit: JIM WELLS
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- Brad MacLeod walks his dog on Tom Campbell’s Hill. Credit: GAVIN YOUNG
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- The changing colours of Fish Creek Provincial Park. Credit: GAVIN YOUNG
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- Danielle Day holds her 19-month old daughter Florence as she walks under a canopy of cherry blossoms in Bridgeland on Tuesday May 16, 2017. Credit: GAVIN YOUNG
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- A runner in Prince’s Island Park. Credit: RYAN MCLEOD
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- Thousands of fans take in the Calgary Folk Music Festival in Prince’s Island Park. Credit: BRITTON LEDINGHAM
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- Dramatic Calgary skyline viewed from the Bow River.
