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The "Crown" of
the San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena is situated 10 miles (16 km) northeast
of downtown Los Angeles and covers 23 square miles (60 sq. km)
at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains along the Arroyo Seco.
The renowned Mount Wilson Observatory atop Mount Wilson overlooks
the city. |
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Ludwigshafen
(lood´ vigs • häf-n), became Pasadena’s original
sister city through the efforts of the American Friends Service
Committee in Pasadena, who wished to provide war relief to Europe
after World War II, as had been done after the First World War.
Strategically located on the Rhine River and home to Europe’s
largest chemical plant, B A S F, Ludwigshafen was bombed 107 times
during World War II. |
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Mishima
(mee-shee-mah) became the second sister city of Pasadena in 1957. |
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Järvenpää (the
Finnish ä is pronounced like the a in cat), an urban
community 23 miles (37 km) north of Helsinki, Finland's capital,
became Pasadena's third sister city in May 1983. |
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Vanadzor
(vah-naht-zor) was established as Pasadena's fourth sister city
in 1991. |
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Xicheng
(shee-chung) District, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, became
Pasadena's fifth sister city in October 1999, when Mayor Bogaard
and Governor (Mayor) signed an agreement in Pasadena. |
