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Saturday, 23 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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Cairo
The Al-Azhar Mosque is said to be the most renowned educational institution in Sunni Islam.
It is one of the oldest and most important in the Arab world. Its construction began shortly after t ...
Chicago
Cyclists in Chicago have a lot to do.
There are over 321 kilometers of bicycle paths in the city, 30 km of which run along the lake shoreline.
Munich
The Munich area is very picturesque.
South of the city there are beautiful lakes such as Stamberg, Ammersee, Chiemesse, and Walchensee. T ...
Chicago
The city has a 41-kilometer stretch of Lake Michigan waterfront, with as many as 25 beaches.
Shanghai
It is one of the four province-level municipalities of China, along with Beijing, Chongqing, and Tianjin.
Helsinki
Helsinki covers an area of 715 square kilometers.
The city is divided into eight districts, which are subdivided into 34 basic districts, divided into ...
Paris
The shortest street is only 6 meters long.
Rue des Degrés is located in the 2nd arrondissement.
Cairo
Cairo was founded in 969 after the conquest of Fustat by the Fatimid Caliphate.
Originally, it was called al-Manṣūriyyah, and was erected northeast of Fustat by order of Fatmid gen ...
Kaliningrad
In 1552, King Sigismund II August visited Königsberg.
In 1542, Prince Albrecht Hohenzollern, who was the nephew of King Sigismund the Old, established a p ...
Chicago
In the second half of the 18th century, the area around the city was entirely inhabited by Indians, mainly from the Illinois tribe.