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.

Construction of the famous Golden Gate Bridge began on January 5, 1933.

The patron saint of the city is St. Rosalie, and the heavenly protector of Palermo is St. Benedict the Maur.

Bremen briefly lost its independence twice.

When the Seven Years' War broke out (1757), Russian troops defeated the Prussians near Königsberg and occupied all of Prussia.

Kulczycki is widely credited with opening the first café in Vienna and one of the first in Europe, known as the “House Under the Blue Bottle” on Schlossergassl Street, next to the cathedral.

During World War II, Palermo was heavily bombed by Allied air forces until it was captured during the Allied invasion of Sicily on 22nd July 1943.

The Louvre Museum is the most visited museum in the world.

“The golden period” for the city was the 18th century.

Urine was a coveted commodity in ancient Rome.