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Sunday, 16 August 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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Epheseus
In the 1st century AD, the Christian faith reached Ephesus.
A conflict began between the Christian god and the pagan gods. One of the people involved in this co ...
San Francisco
Jeans were invented for gold diggers.
Every prospector needed comfortable and durable clothing in which he could search for nuggets for ho ...
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and the largest city in Finland.
It is also the country’s most populous city (over 650.000 inhabitants).
Florence
Florence is the city where the leading representatives of Italian painting, architecture, and sculpture lived and worked.
The following artists worked there: Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Michelangelo, Cimabue (Cenni di Pe ...
Cairo
The capital of Ancient Egypt, Memphis, was located near Cairo.
The city was founded before the 31st century B.C. and was abandoned in the 7th century AD after the ...
Bruges
It was a battle referred to as the “Battle of the Golden Spurs.”
The extent of the French defeat was evidenced by the 700 golden spurs found after the battle.
Palermo
Palermo has the second-oldest university on the island.
It was officially founded in 1806, but historical sources say that medicine and law were taught here from the end of the 15th century.
Kaliningrad
The Kaliningrad Oblast contains the world's largest amber deposits.
They probably cover over 90% of the world's resources of this raw material. Most amber is mined in t ...
Ghent
St. Bavon's Cathedral is known for its Ghent Altarpiece, known as the "Adoration of the Mystical Lamb" by the brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck.
This painting is considered the opus magnum (the most outstanding work in the artist's oeuvre) of medieval painting.
Vienna
Vienna is home to Austria’s famous Wiener Philharmoniker orchestra and the Wiener Sangerknaben boys’ choir.
Every year on 1st January, the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concerts are broadcast from Vienna. ...