Cities

Shanghai experienced a large outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2022, leading to a lockdown of the entire city from April 5th to June 1st.

In that year, 64 cities were consumed by a huge fire. The event is known as the Great Fire of Rome.

Helsinki, together with the neighboring cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, make up the so-called Capital Regin.

Many city residents ride bicycles.

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 Galeria dell'Accademia houses Michelangelo's David - probably the most famous work of art in the world.

As a result of the division of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, Bratislava became the capital of independent Slovakia.

In the early 19th century, the architecture of St. Petersburg was dominated by Russian classicism, which combined European classicism with elements of native construction.

In 1969, California became the birthplace of the Internet.

Annually, it is visited by over 30 million tourists.