Cities

Helsinki also has Europe’s largest sobering house.

In 1415, Potsdam became the property of the Hohenzollerns.

After German reunification in 1990, the state of Brandenburg was created and Potsdam became its capital.

The city lies in a valley formed by the Papireto, Kemoni, and Oreto rivers.

The history of Bremen is 1200 years old.

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

Houses built in the 18th century in Ghent hosted notable figures: King Louis XVIII of France, Tsar Alexander, King William I of the Netherlands, Wellington before he went to Waterloo, and an American delegation with future President John Quincy Adams.

Ghent's greatest profits in the period from the 12th to the 15th century came from the production of and trade in cloth.

Shanghai holds the largest marriage market in the country.

Ghent is Belgium's most important university city in terms of student numbers.