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Saturday, 6 December 2025
37 facts about Saint Petersburg
37 facts about Saint Petersburg
A city of many names
It was a dream and a matter of prestige for the Romanov dynasty to gain access to the Baltic Sea and build a metropolis to testify to Russia's emergin ...

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Epheseus
In 133 BC Ephesus came under the rule of the Roman Empire.
It soon became the capital and an important trading center in the Roman Empire. It was one of the la ...
Shanghai
Shanghai means “on the sea.”
It is an appropriate name, considering that Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Huangpu River.
Olomouc
In the 16th century, Jesuits arrived in Olomouc.
They founded a Jesuit college, which became a university in 1573. Today it is Palacký University, th ...
Vienna
The city’s area is 414.87 square kilometers.
In 2020, Vienna had a population of 1.911.191. The population density per square kilometer is 4607 people.
San Francisco
Construction of the famous Golden Gate Bridge began on January 5, 1933.
The bridge was opened on April 19, 1937. It was then the longest and highest suspension bridge in the world. Currently, approximately 112.000 vehicles pass through it daily.
Helsinki
The city is located in the Uusimaa region in the southern part of the country, on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.
It is called the “Daughter of the Baltic” or the “Pearl of the Baltic Sea” and lies at the tip of a ...
Helsinki
A landmark event in the life of Helsinki was the 1952 Olympic Games.
The 1952 Summer Olympics were the last of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in Northern Europ ...
Saint Petersburg
The architectural development of the city took place at the end of the 18th century.
The rule was that the facades of the houses were built fronting the streets and canals, so the city' ...
Munich
The central square of the city is Marienplatz, which is surrounded by the city's oldest monuments.
The history of the square dates back to the 12th century, although it has been named only since 1807 ...
Los Angeles
In the 1930s and 1940s, Los Angeles County was a national leader in agriculture.
After the end of World War II, Los Angeles grew faster than ever. During the 1950s and 1960s, a netw ...