Jacksonville is the largest city in the state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County. In 2007, Jacksonville ranked as the United States' twelfth most populous city, with 794, 555 residents. It is the principal city in the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area, a region with a population of 1, 300, 823, [5] and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state, as of the 2006 Census Bureau estimates. Jacksonville is the third most populated city on the East Coast, after New York City and Philadelphia.

Downtown Jacksonville has a memorable skyline with the tallest building being the Bank of America Tower, constructed in 1990 as the Barnett Bank Center. It has a height of 617 ft (188 m) and includes 43 floors. Other notable structures include the 37-story Modis Building (once, with its distinctive flared base, the defining building in the Jacksonville skyline), originally built in 1972-74 by the Independent Life and Accident Insurance Company, and the 28 floor Riverplace Tower which, when completed in 1967.

Jacksonville is homeof many famous museums, such as : Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art (JMoMA) opened its 60, 000-square-foot (6, 000 m²) facility in 2003, located adjacent to the Main Library downtown. Tracing its roots back to the formation of Jacksonville's Fine Arts Society in 1924, the museum features eclectic permanent and traveling exhibitions. In November 2006, JMOMA was renamed Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA Jacksonville) to reflect their continued commitment to art produced after the modernist period. The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) is found on Jacksonville's Southbank Riverwalk, and features a main exhibit that changes quarterly, plus three floors of nature and local history exhibits, a hands-on science area and the Alexander Brest Planetarium.

Like most US cities its size, Jacksonville is home to a number of professional sports teams, and, again like most cities its size, most of these teams do not compete in the "major leagues". The exception to this rule is the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).

Jacksonville is famous for his educational facilities; Jacksonville University, the University of North Florida, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Edward Waters College, The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida Coastal School of Law, The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, Trinity Baptist College, Jones College, Florida Technical College, Logos Christian College, Brewer Christian College, Columbia College and the University of Phoenix.

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