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Thursday, 12 February 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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Shanghai
The eclectic architecture in Shanghai consists also of Socialists Classicism, also known as Stalinist architecture.
The most notable buildings are the Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai Museum, and the Shanghai Grand Theater.
Los Angeles
In the 1930s and 1940s, Los Angeles County was a national leader in agriculture.
After the end of World War II, Los Angeles grew faster than ever. During the 1950s and 1960s, a netw ...
Shanghai
Shanghai was a ground for a Japanese invasion in 1932.
Over 18,000 people were killed, injured, or declared missing, and the Zhabei district completely destroyed.
Epheseus
When Alexander the Great, after winning the war with Persia in 334 BC he went to Ephesus and organized a great procession there in honor of Artemis.
He promised the Ephesians that he would cover all the expenses related to Artemis himself, but the p ...
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 ...
Potsdam
After the Nazis took power in Germany, on March 21, 1933, a meeting known as "Potsdam Day" took place in Potsdam.
A Reichstag meeting was held in the garrison church, during which President Paul von Hindenburg entr ...
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.
Epheseus
Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.
During excavations around the tomb of St. John, five small tombs were discovered. Together with the ...
Paris
There are 20 arrondissements in Paris arranged in a spiral, that extends from the city center.
Chicago
The first railroad connecting Chicago with the city of Freeport opened in 1853.