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Dallas Ranks High In New Survey Of Best Cities

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Bud Gillett

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The City of Dallas received an unexpected boost from an unlikely source.

A New York Times survey of the top 44 places to visit in the world ranks Dallas as 17. It's even ahead of the eternal City of Rome.

"I think it's wonderful. In fact I think it's underestimated a lot of the times," said Vida Haddad, art enthusiast. "We have a really rich culture, and I'm glad people are starting to realize and embrace that."

With nearly $350 million raised from private donors, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will complete the 19-block arts district in the heart of Dallas.

"Theatre, all forms of dance, opera, Broadway - anything that tours the world can perform here and will starting this fall," said Bill Lively with the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.

The addition of the Winspear Opera House and the Wyly Theatre this fall will round out the arts district, making it the largest of its kind in the United States.

The opera house will join the Myerson Symphony Center on the east end. The Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center and Crow Collection of Asian Art anchor the visual arts on the west end.

The Times likes not only the size of the project, but also the people designing the venues and what they will ultimately offer.

Lively, who also heads up the Dallas committee hosting the Super Bowl in 2011, believes sports and culture are perfect bookends in attracting visitors to Dallas.

"An artistic masterpiece and an economic engine is going to attract more than 2 million people a year down to the arts district. It's going elevate the quality of the arts in Dallas. It's going to be an attraction around the world to bring people to our city and our region," said Lively.

The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts will open on Oct. 12.

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