But it’s not Paris that has been found to be the most aesthetic city in the world, when the golden ratio is applied. This is a geometrically defined proportion that governs the harmonious relationship between the parts and the whole.

Scientists use this measure, identified as 1.61803398875 or 1:1.618, to define what is most beautiful, whether in the fields of art, nature, flowers or even beauty (such as through a ranking established by a British surgeon from the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery in London who found that top model Bella Hadid is the most beautiful woman in the world according to the criteria).

Even in the realm of tourism, the measure has been used to determine the prettiest destinations.

Applying the golden ratio to a city’s architecture to determine whether a city is aesthetically beautiful, a recent ranking reveals that Paris’s famous Haussmannian approach is not so harmonious at all.

The city of light only appears in 12th place in this ranking drawn up by Online Mortgage Advisor, a British specialist in property advice.

Images found on Google Street View were first used to study the curves and lines of the streets and the main monuments in order to define proportions. The data was then compared to the famous golden ratio to establish a top 25.

Whether by chance or coincidence, a number of destinations in the UK feature in the results, from Liverpool to Edinburgh.

And in fact, it’s even a city in Cheshire, near the English-Wales border that comes in first; the city of Chester nabs an almost perfect score of 83.7%.

Venice comes second in the international ranking with a score approaching 83.3% of the “golden ratio.” London is next, with a ratio of 83%.

Rome follows at 82%, then Barcelona at 81.9% and Prague at 78.7%. With Europe dominating the top spots in the ranking, the highest-ranking non-European city is New York with a score of 77.7%.