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Wednesday, 14 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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Vienna
Eighteen-century composers dubbed the Viennese classics are associated with Vienna.
These include Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Salieri, and othe ...
Palermo
In Palermo, there is the Orto Botanico di Palermo-Botanical Garden, which dates back to 1779.
It is a both botanical garden and a scientific and educational institution of the Faculty of Botany ...
Stuttgart
Due to its location in the center of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by the native Swabians, Stuttgart is often called the Swabian metropolis.
Its etymological roots lie in the Old High German word Stuotgarten or "Stud Farm", as the town was founded in 950 by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, to breed war horses.
Munich
Weißbier and Helles are traditional Bavarian beers. Helles is especially popular in Munich.
Weißbier is a beer in which barley malt is replaced with wheat malt, it has been produced for over 5 ...
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia in terms of area and population.
The city's area is 367.5 square kilometers and the population is over 430.000.
San Gimignano
In the 3rd century BC, there was an Etruscan village on the site of present-day San Gimignano.
The Etruscan civilization was developed by the people of Etruria who in ancient times inhabited nort ...
Chicago
It received city rights on March 4, 1837.
Paris
There was only one STOP sign in Paris.
It stood at the exit of a construction facility in the 16th arrondissement until 2012 when it was removed permanently.
Paris
The Arc de Triomphe took 30 years to complete.
One of the most outstanding monuments in France is placed in the Champs-Élysées.
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 ...