Cities

Vienna is home to the oldest university in the German-speaking are - the University of Vienna, founded on 12th March 1365.

The original name of the city was El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula.

The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as Sis (“Flower”).

St. Petersburg is one of the world's major museum centers.

In 1793, the largest yellow fever epidemic in the history of the United States broke out in Philadelphia.

Franco Zeffirelli used San Gimignano as Assisi in his films.

Another historic church of Bruges is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, inside of which is a sculpture by Michelangelo.

In 1919, one of the largest film studios in Europe - Emelka Studios - was established in Munich.

The city center is situated on the Weser dune.

Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.