| Calgary is the largest city in the Alberta province of | | | | symbol of the city. |
| Canada, and the third largest city (in terms of | | | | Calgary has evolved into a modern cosmopolitan city, |
| population) in the country. Calgary is a popular winter | | | | while holding on to its tradition of hotel saloons, |
| sport hub, with quite a few key mountain resorts | | | | hockey and western music. A multi-cultural melting |
| near the city and metropolitan area. The city played | | | | pot, it has one of the largest Chinatowns in Canada |
| host to the XV Olympic Winter Games in 1988. | | | | as well as a Little Italy. The city boasts the largest |
| Located at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Calgary | | | | urban park in North America, the Fish Creek Provincial |
| is approximately 1048 meters above sea level. Two | | | | Park. Calgary is also home to the world's most |
| major rivers run through the city, the Bow River | | | | extensive skyway network called the +15, as the |
| flowing from the west to the south, while the Elbow | | | | bridges are usually 15 feet above grade. |
| flows south to north, until it meets with the Bow | | | | Calgary hosts several annual festivals like the Folk |
| River near downtown. A dry city, Calgary receives | | | | Music Festival, The Lilac Festival, and the second |
| relatively low snow and rain. | | | | largest Caribbean festival in the country- Carifest, |
| Calgary's economy is largely driven by petroleum, | | | | among others. However, the city's most famous |
| with agriculture and tourism being the other | | | | festival is the Calgary Stampede, a massive |
| contributors to the city's economic growth. The city | | | | agricultural fair and rodeo, every July. The Stampede |
| is second only to Toronto in the country for its | | | | goes back 93 years and is the self-proclaimed |
| nucleus of corporate head offices and claims a higher | | | | "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth". Known as the |
| GDP per capita than any other major Canadian city. | | | | Nashville of the North, the city also played a key role |
| Its downtown is dotted profusely with skyscrapers, | | | | in the revival of country music in the 1990s. |
| among which the Calgary Tower stands out as a | | | | |