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Thursday, 19 March 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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Munich
In 1919, one of the largest film studios in Europe - Emelka Studios - was established in Munich.
Today it is known as Bavaria Studios. There are 25 photo studios on 36 hectares belonging to the stu ...
Bremen
In the 20th century, Bremen, a liberal and socially democratic city, lost its autonomy under Hitler's rule.
World War II led to the destruction of approximately 2/3 of the city, which was restored after the end of the war. Bremen became one of the founding states of Germany.
San Gimignano
The town is situated on the crest of a hill (300 meters above sea level), in a north-south direction.
It is surrounded by three walls. At the highest point, to the west, are the ruins of a fortress dism ...
Epheseus
Saint Paul had to escape from Ephesus.
While preaching by Saint Paul in the Grand Theater, one of the craftsmen, the jeweler Demetrius, who ...
Shanghai
Shanghai metro system is the largest in the world.
Currently, it has 802 kilometers of track.
Palermo
Palermo is surrounded by a mountain range facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, whose name comes from the city.
The highest peak of the range is La Pizzuta, approximately 1333 meters tall, but historically the mo ...
San Francisco
The famous Japanese fortune cookies were first served at the Benkyodo bakery in San Francisco.
Although they are commonly considered a Chinese invention, they were born in Kyoto, Japan during the ...
Helsinki
Drinking water in Helsinki is of excellent quality.
It is supplied through the 120-kilometer-long Päijänne water tunnel, located in southern Finland. It is the second longest tunnel in the world, running 30-100 meters deep in the bedrock.
Chicago
The first railroad connecting Chicago with the city of Freeport opened in 1853.
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 ...