Cities

St. Petersburg has 41 universities, more than 170 scientific research institutions, more than two thousand libraries, the Pulkovo Observatory, the Mariinsky Theater, and the world-renowned 1862 Philharmonic Hall.

Ghent is Belgium's most important university city in terms of student numbers.

Hamburg is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster.

It received city rights on March 4, 1837.

Philadelphia is commonly called Philly.

The city's population was growing steadily.

Originally, Paris was called Lutetia and was a Roman settlement.

In the 17th century, the first meteorological station in the history of the city, and one of the first in the world, was established in Florence - Monastero degli Angeli.

The first shopping mall was built in Rome.

Near Piazza della Signoria there is one of the oldest museums in Europe - the Uffizi Gallery.