Cities

To commemorate the victory over Napoleon, the Narva Gate was erected.

Potsdam is the capital of the German state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region.

In 1952, the city became the major economic, industrial, tourist, and publishing center that it is today.

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.

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

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, on August 20, 1991, Estonia declared independence, and Tallinn became its capital again.

In 1838, the first Potsdam-Berlin railway line in Prussia was opened.

Islam is the dominant religion.

There is a wind farm at the city's waterfront that supplies 4 percent of the city with electricity.

The Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the United States.