Cities

Chicago received town rights on August 12, 1833.

The most valuable piece of equipment in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Michelangelo’s sculpture Madonna and Child, also known as the Madonna of Bruges.

Saint Bavon (Bavo) was born in Allowin near Liege, to the Haspengouw family - legend calls him the son of Pepin of Landen.

The central square of the city is Marienplatz, which is surrounded by the city's oldest monuments.

The Cairo Metro has three operational lines.

In Vindobona, Emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 180.

There are 1400 kilometers of bicycle paths, bicycle lanes, and bicycle routes through low-traffic zones in Vienna.

During the anti-presidential riots of 2011, there was a series of break-ins into the Egyptian Museum.

Around 981-990, Olomouc was captured by Mieszko I.

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