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Thursday, 17 September 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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Philadelphia
The historic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia is the Liberty Bell.
The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania from the London firm of ...
Potsdam
In 1806, Potsdam was occupied by French troops, personally commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte.
In 1815, it became the capital of the Brandenburg province and remained so until 1918. The exception ...
Florence
There are many different churches and religious buildings in Florence.
These include the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, the Basil ...
Olomouc
In 1841, the city received a railroad connection.
A railroad line from Olomouc to Prague was launched, and in 1899 the first tramway ran in the city.B ...
Saint Petersburg
The cathedral grounds contain the tombs of all Russian tsars, beginning with Peter I.
The exception is Peter II, grandson of Peter I, the last descendant in the male line of the Romanov dynasty. He is buried in the Arkhangelsk Cathedral in Moscow.
Rome
Rome has two major football clubs.
AS Roma and S.S. Lazio provide an unforgettable experience for their fans. Lazio is the older club, ...
Potsdam
Frederick the Great, son of Frederick I, valued the ideas of the Enlightenment and reformed the Prussian state.
During his reign, Potsdam became a residential city, also in terms of its cityscape, and then made e ...
Shanghai
Shanghai has its own Disney Resort.
It is 11 times larger than the original park located in Anaheim, California. At the same time, it is ...
Ghent
The event grew to become a symbol of Ghent's steadfastness.
To this day, a parade of stroppendragers takes place every year in the city center during Gentse Fee ...
Cairo
On October 21st, 2007, the bust of Professor Kazimierz Michałowski was unveiled in the gardens of the Egyptian Museum.
He was a prominent Polish Egyptologist, the founder of the Polish school of Mediterranean archeology ...