| Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the | | | | - Carnegie Museum of Art |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 | | | | |
| census, the city itself had a population of | | | | - Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
| 334,569, with 2,358,695 in the metropolitan | | | | |
| area. | | | | - Carnegie Science Center |
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| Pittsburgh is built at the confluence of | | | | - National Aviary |
| three rivers (the Allegheny River, | | | | |
| Monongahela River and the Ohio River), with | | | | - Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium |
| the downtown area in the triangular portion | | | | |
| of land formed by the rivers. The city is | | | | - Three Rivers Arts Festival |
| well known for its spectacular skyline of | | | | |
| skyscrapers and bridges, the latter giving | | | | Here is some more information about the area: |
| rise to two of its nicknames "The City of | | | | - Some of the major companies headquartered |
| Bridges" and "The Bridge Capital". | | | | in Pittsburgh include Heinz, PPG Industries |
| | | | and U.S. Steel. |
| As well as "The City of Bridges" and "The | | | | |
| Bridge Capital", Pittsburgh also has a | | | | - Perhaps the most famous educational |
| variety of other nicknames, including "City | | | | institution in Pittsburgh is Carnegie Mellon |
| of Champions", "The 'Burgh" and "The College | | | | University, which is a private research |
| City". There are also nicknames linked to the | | | | university that was founded by Andrew |
| city's industrial past such as "Iron City", | | | | Carnegie in 1900. |
| "Steel City" and "Steel Town", and from the | | | | |
| new industries that have arisen in the city | | | | - The main airport for Pittsburgh is |
| such as "Roboburgh", which relates to | | | | Pittsburgh International Airport. |
| Pittsburgh's growing robotics industry. | | | | |
| | | | - Sports teams in Pittsburgh include the |
| Attractions in Pittsburgh include: | | | | baseball team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the |
| | | | ice hockey team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and |
| - Andy Warhol Museum | | | | the NFL American football team, the |
| | | | Pittsburgh Steelers. |