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Tuesday, 20 January 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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Copenhagen
There are over 400 kilometers of bicycle paths in Copenhagen. Recently, a bicycle highway connecting Copenhagen with the nearby city of Albertslund was launched.
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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 ...
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Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is the largest city and administrative center of the Kaliningrad Oblast.
It is the westernmost subject of Russia.
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Vienna
The historic city center, full of monuments from all historical eras, was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001.
Vienna is one of the most visited cities in Europe.
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Madrid
During the Civil War that broke out on July 17, 1936, Madrid became a besieged fortress.
For more than two years, the troops of the Second Spanish Republic defended the city against conques ...
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Dubai
Dubai is one of the safest places in the world.
The United Arab Emirates is among the countries with the lowest crime rate in the world.
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Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg's streetcar network was launched in 1907.
In the late 1980s, it reached the peak of its development and became the largest streetcar network in the world, as documented in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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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 ...
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Chicago
In the second half of the 18th century, the area around the city was entirely inhabited by Indians, mainly from the Illinois tribe.
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Potsdam
After the Nazis took power in Germany, on March 21, 1933, a meeting known as "Potsdam Day" took place in Potsdam.
A Reichstag meeting was held in the garrison church, during which President Paul von Hindenburg entr ...
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24 facts about Potsdam
24 facts about Potsdam
The residence of the Prussian kings
Potsdam is the capital of Brandenburg. Due to its historical past, it is an international city, which is also reflected in the diversity of city partn ...
24 facts about Kaliningrad
24 facts about Kaliningrad
Königsberg
Kaliningrad is the capital and largest city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the westernmost federal subject of Russia. The former German capital of East Pr ...
27 facts about Tallinn
27 facts about Tallinn
One of the most intelligent cities in the world
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, home to one-third of the country's population. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland ...
37 facts about Los Angeles
37 facts about Los Angeles
One of the most influential cities in the world
Los Angeles, the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, was founded in 1781 when a group of settlers founded a p ...
22 facts about Munich
22 facts about Munich
Not only beer and sausage
Munich is Germany's southernmost large city. His coat of arms depicts a monk with raised arms in black robes. The choice of the symbol is not accident ...
44 facts about Ghent
44 facts about Ghent
City of three towers
Ghent is one of Belgium's most visited cities by tourists. This beautiful old Flanders city combines dignity, beauty, culture, and creativity. It is a ...
16 facts about Glastonbury
16 facts about Glastonbury
The Legend of Avalon
Glastonbury - one of the most mysterious places in England. This place attracts people with various interests. Romantics come here because of the lege ...
24 facts about Dubai
24 facts about Dubai
Reportedly, Dubai's only limitation is human imagination
Located on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that have made up the United Arab Emirates since 1971. The city ...
34 facts about Chicago
34 facts about Chicago
From an Indian settlement to one of the largest cities in the USA
It is one of the largest American cities and one of the most important business areas. It is inhabited by a large number of people with Polish roots, ...
26 facts about Copenhagen
26 facts about Copenhagen
The capital of Denmark
It is considered the happiest city in the world. It is a paradise for cyclists, whom you can meet a lot here as they travel along the countless bicycl ...
30 facts about Epheseus
30 facts about Epheseus
One of the greatest ancient cities
Ephesus is probably the best-preserved ancient city in the Mediterranean. Founded in the most beautiful corners of Western Anatolia, during its heyday ...
14 facts about Bratislava
14 facts about Bratislava
The largest city in Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia. Although it is one of the youngest capitals in the world, the city's history dates back to ant ...
15 facts about San Francisco
15 facts about San Francisco
Oro en Paz, Fierro en guerra
San Francisco is located on the west coast of the United States at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. It began to develop dynamically in ...
22 facts about Philadelphia
22 facts about Philadelphia
"City of Brotherly Love"
Philadelphia is one of the most important and historically rich cities in the United States, the first capital of the US.Founded for religious toleran ...
34 facts about Florence
34 facts about Florence
The cradle of the Renaissance
Florence is the capital of Tuscany and its most populated city. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the richest cities of that era. Many scientists ...
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