Miami is a metropolis located at the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the state of Florida. It is inhabited by two and a half million of citizens. The city consists of districts that differ from one another. Downtown is one of the best known parts of the city – it is dynamically developing business centre of the city that is full of skyscrapers. There is the largest cluster of banks not only in the state of Florida, but in the whole United States. The district is constantly growing, new skyscrapers are being built. This process is sometimes called the “manhattanization” of Miami.