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Sunday, 1 March 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
In Vindobona, Emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 180.
There, Emperor Commodus made peace with the Marcomans and Quads (Germanic peoples), ending the Marco ...
Madrid
Unofficially, it became the capital of Spain in 1561 when Philip II moved his court here. This move accelerated the city's development.
Although in the middle of the 16th century it had a population of just over 20,000, by the end of th ...
Los Angeles
Palm trees are common in the Los Angeles area.
Palm trees are common in the Los Angeles area. The official tree of Los Angeles is the coral tree (E ...
Bratislava
From the 10th century until 1918, Bratislava was part of Hungary and was then called Pozsony.
Then King Stephen I of Hungary, also known as the Hungarian (the first Hungarian ruler crowned king), brought German settlers there and started building a defensive castle.
Munich
The Munich area is very picturesque.
South of the city there are beautiful lakes such as Stamberg, Ammersee, Chiemesse, and Walchensee. T ...
Rome
Rome is called the Eternal City.
Even the ancient Romans called it that. They claimed that no matter what happened, their city would survive and continue to flourish.
Saint Petersburg
The Marble Palace, built for Catherine II by her favorite Grigory Orlov, was home to Stanisław II August, King of Poland, from 1797 until his death.
The last king of Poland was buried after his death in St. Petersburg on February 12, 1798, in the Church of St. Catherine on the Nevsky Prospekt. He rested there until 1938.
Bremen
In the 20th century, Bremen, a liberal and socially democratic city, lost its autonomy under Hitler's rule.
World War II led to the destruction of approximately 2/3 of the city, which was restored after the end of the war. Bremen became one of the founding states of Germany.
Helsinki
Helsinki is nicknamed the “White City of the North.”
It originated when German architect Carl Ludwig Engel was entrusted with planning the redevelopment ...
Bruges
The first fortifications in the area of Bruges were built as early as the 1st century BC.
They were built after Julius Caesar conquered the area to protect it from pirates.