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Tuesday, 30 June 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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Ghent
The city was surrounded by walls with four gates.
The city was granted the privilege of a storehouse, which ordered any merchant passing through Ghent ...
Bremen
One of the Bremen legends is associated with the existence of the Roland statue.
According to her, Bremen will be a free and independent city as long as Roland stands in the market ...
Shanghai
It is one of the world’s major business, financial and economical centers.
Shanghai is ranked the fifth city in the world by the number of Fortune Global 500 companies.
Shanghai
It is one of the four province-level municipalities of China, along with Beijing, Chongqing, and Tianjin.
Chicago
The first open-heart surgery can be boasted by Provident Hospital in Chicago, where Dr. Williams operated on a victim who was stabbed in the heart area.
The procedure took place in 1893 and was completely successful and the patient recovered after 2 months.
Dubai
Alcohol in Dubai can only be drunk by people who are at least 21 years old.
Hamburg
However, the character of the city is beginning to change, and in 2025 the first urban high-rise building – Elbtower – is to be completed.
The 233-meter-tall building is to be built on the banks of the northern Elbe near the Elbphilharmoni ...
Hamburg
One of Hamburg’s biggest tourist attractions is the Planten un Blomen park.
Its history dates back to 1821 when a plane tree was planted there. The park was opened in 1930 and ...
Saint Petersburg
Near St. Petersburg are numerous tourist and recreational destinations with park and palace complexes of former Russian tsars: Tsarskoye Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk, Zelenogorsk, and Gatchina.
Kaliningrad
From 1618, Duchy of Prussia was ruled by the Electors of Brandenburg.
In 1657, the Duchy of Prussia became independent from the First Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The ...