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	CITY OF LOS ANGELES
	The city of Los Angeles is the largest city of California . According to the census, the city holds the population of 3,912,200, making it the second most populous city of the United States . The city was established on September 1781. The city was founded as a part of New Spain . The name of the city holds a biblical history. The Franciscans (men or women tracing their origin to Francis of Assisi and followers of St. Francis) founders named the city Los Angeles after an altar that depicted Virgin Mary surrounded by apostles. The Californian people took its name from that Franciscan chapel.
	On 4 th April 1850, Los Angeles was included as a city in the United State . The metropolitan area of the city accommodates more than sixteen million people belonging to different traditions and varied financial backgrounds. The art and culture of the city is exquisite. The greater Los Angeles area also known as Southern California is considered to be an ideal place in the US for movie and television production. The city is in cut throat competition with other parts of the United States and from the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Toronto . The gourmet of the city is a concoction of various cultures. For the hogs, it really boasts of Tommy's Hamburger, Cobb Salad invented in the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood and French-Dip sandwich . For the lovers of coffee the ice blended coffee drink by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is also accessible here. To learn more about the heritage of the city, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the J. Paul Getty Center on the Santa Monica mountains , the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the UCLA Hammer Museum and the Norton Simon Museum are the ideal venues.
	The mural art of the city is extraordinarily splendid. Their illustrations depicted are related to the bible. In downtown, Los Angeles several buildings are built in Art Deco style showcasing French luxury. The people of city are the Roman Catholics, Neopagans or the followers of Buddha. The sites of interest in the city are Angels Flight, Chinatown, Exposition Park, Griffith Park, Hollywood Bowl, Watts Towers, Universal Studios, Griffith observatory etc. the city is also prone to major earthquakes. Los Angeles is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, Los Angeles Clippers men's basketball team, the Los Angeles Sparks women's basketball team, the Los Angeles Kings hockey team, the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team, and the Los Angeles Avengers arena football team.