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

From 1934 to 1963, there was a famous maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island.

The city experienced a powerful earthquake and huge fires.

Since 1985, Stuttgart has been the seat of the International School.

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.

The coastal areas of modern Los Angeles were originally inhabited by the Tongva (Gabrielenos) and Chumash Indian tribes.

When Alexander the Great, after winning the war with Persia in 334 BC he went to Ephesus and organized a great procession there in honor of Artemis.

In the Old Town there is a Gothic town hall from the 15th century with a facade in the Weser Renaissance style - it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.

San Francisco is the only city in the world where a cable tram system still operates today.

Bruges is home to the College of Europe.