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Monday, 4 May 2026
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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Shanghai
Shanghai metro system is the largest in the world.
Currently, it has 802 kilometers of track.
Kaliningrad
The Kaliningrad Oblast includes the historical lands of Sambia, Lower Prussia, and Lithuania Minor, also known as Little Lithuania or Prussian Lithuania.
About 1/3 of the perimeter area (including a significant part of the coast and the entire Russian pa ...
Copenhagen
In 1728, a fire broke out in Copenhagen that lasted 3 days and consumed approximately 28 percent of the city.
Almost half of the city's buildings from the Middle Ages were destroyed. In addition to destroying b ...
San Francisco
A human settlement in the area of today’s city was there already 3000 BC.
Helsinki
Helsinki has one of Europe’s largest railroad hubs.
Trains run from it to all parts of Finland and Russia. The city is connected to the Allegro high-spe ...
Chicago
Spray paint was invented by Ed Seymour, a salesman who lived and lived in Chicago.
Bratislava
City rights were granted to Bratislava in 1291.
It became a royal city, surrounded by the king's patronage and protectorate. This resulted in the ra ...
San Francisco
The Charter of the United Nations was drafted and ratified in San Francisco.
The document was signed by 50 of 51 member states on June 26, 1945. Poland signed it a few months later, on October 16.
San Gimignano
Franco Zeffirelli used San Gimignano as Assisi in his films.
In 1972 he made a biographical film about St. Francis of Assisi - “Brother Sun, Sister Moon.” Most of the scenes for the film were shot in San Gimignano.
Palermo
During this period, many wonderful buildings were built in Palermo by the Arab, Byzantine, and Norman masters.
Palaces and churches were built topped with Arab domes and decorated with Byzantine mosaics, such as ...