Cities

There was a clause in the city charter that prevented the sale or delivery of water from the aqueduct to any area outside the city limits of Los Angeles.

St. Petersburg's greatest architect of the 18th century was Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, the son of an Italian sculptor.

One of the city's most important squares is Puerta del Sol. The name of this place means the gate of the sun, and although the name may come as a surprise today, because the square is located in the city center, in the 15th century an eastern entrance gate to the city was located there.

Apart from traditional cuisine, the people of Shanghai love KFC.

The most famous festival in northern Germany - Hamburg Dom - takes place in the city three times a year.

The date of the city's founding is considered to be May 27, 1703 (May 16, 1703, according to the Julian calendar).

Tallinn is divided into eight administrative districts.

St. Petersburg was the center of the revolutionary initiative in Russia. In 1825, the anti-Tsarist Dekabrists uprising broke out there.

In 1932, the first modern international-style skyscraper in the United States was built in Philadelphia.

Palermo has the second-oldest university on the island.