1.   The surface was paved with massive stones and on these watery foundations Venice was built - a floating city!

2.   By far the most ambitious plan is that of Freedom Ship International, based in Palm Beach, Fla., which hopes to build a floating city.

3.   In summers, various coves look like floating cities.

4.   It was the largest moving object ever built, a veritable floating city.

5.   The polished mahogany decks and formal dinners of a bygone era have been replaced by glittering floating cities dedicated to carefree partying, gambling and drinking.

6.   At a September news conference, the governor demanded to know if industry executives had realized their floating cities routinely fouled the delicate archipelago.

7.   Japanese architect Kiyonori Kikutake dreams of floating cities built on man-made platforms.

8.   Japanese architect Kiyonori Kikutake dreams of floating cities built on man-made islands.

9.   Japanese architect Kiyonori Kikutaki dreams of floating cities.

10.   The gleaming floating city is teeming with moneyed tourists out for fun and frolic.