Cities

The Glienicker Brücke bridge over the Havel, built in 1907, was the border between West Berlin and East Germany and was called the "Bridge of Spies" during the Cold War.

One of the Medici was Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.

Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.

Cairo is a fast-developing city.

Finland’s rapid urbanization occurred later than in other European countries, only in the 1970s.

Palermo has at least two rings of city walls, many of which still survive today.

The first stock exchange in the United States was the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, founded in 1790.

The towers, although a status symbol for their founders, served mainly defensive functions.

In 1793, the largest yellow fever epidemic in the history of the United States broke out in Philadelphia.

One of the most prominent symbols of Paris—the Eiffel Tower—was meant to be a temporary installation, but was scheduled for demolition after 20 years.