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Friday, 8 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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Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg has 41 universities, more than 170 scientific research institutions, more than two thousand libraries, the Pulkovo Observatory, the Mariinsky Theater, and the world-renowned 1862 Philharmonic Hall.
Helsinki
The first skyscraper in Finland was built in Helsinki in 1931.
It was the 69.5-meter-high Torni Hotel, which was the tallest building in Finland at the time, until ...
Stuttgart
Five of the eleven state museums of Baden-Württemberg are located in the city.
The most important of them is the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (opened in 1843), which houses works from ...
Vienna
On 9th August 1918, the flight over Vienna took place - a propaganda action by Italian pilots who, during World War I, dropped propaganda leaflets in the districts of Vienna, calling on the Austrians to end the war.
This flight had no military significance, only propaganda, both in Italy and abroad. In addition to ...
Vienna
In the 16th century, Vienna was a multinational city.
It was even compared to the Tower of Babel (Wolfgang Schmeltzl, playwright), for Greek, Latin, Frenc ...
Bruges
The Jerusalemkerk Chapel has been in the hands of the Adorno family for centuries and is used for family celebrations.
It has also been opened to the public. The chapel was modeled after the Basilica of the Holy Sepulch ...
Paris
The shortest street is only 6 meters long.
Rue des Degrés is located in the 2nd arrondissement.
Kaliningrad
In 1933, in one of the districts of Königsberg - Siewiernaja Gora - the Germans established one of the first Nazi concentration camps - Quednau.
It was built in the outer Fort III of the royal fortress - Fort Quednau, built in the 1870s, later n ...
Dubai
Alcohol in Dubai can only be drunk by people who are at least 21 years old.
Bremen
In Bremen, in the Schnoor district, there is a house considered the smallest in the country.
It has an area of seven meters and in the past, it housed a chicken coop. In 2020, it was put up for sale for €77.777. It was bought by a German YouTuber.