Cities

As a port city on the Baltic Sea, Helsinki is famous for its fish menu.

An international conference of representatives from sixteen European countries, which lasted from September 1814 to June 1815, called the Congress of Vienna, was held in Vienna.

Between 1577 and 1584, Ghent became a Calvinist republic.

The city has a 41-kilometer stretch of Lake Michigan waterfront, with as many as 25 beaches.

One of the most important examples of Late Gothic architecture in Moravia is the Church of St. Maurice in Olomouc.

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.

Five of the eleven state museums of Baden-Württemberg are located in the city.

Bratislava's location is unusual and peripheral, as it is situated in the southwestern part of the country.

Archaeological works are still being carried out in Ephesus.

In 1973, an African American, Tom Bradley, became mayor of Los Angeles for the first time.