Cities

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.

Palermo is surrounded by a mountain range facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, whose name comes from the city.

There are 600 parks in Chicago.

St. Petersburg is one of the world's major museum centers.

The city's main resource was the Arno River (mainly for the textile industry) and access to the Mediterranean Sea (international trade).

The series of terrorist attacks in 2004 took many lives.

Beer and wine produced in Stuttgart since the 17th century, as well as Swabian cuisine, are now known throughout Germany and beyond.

Native Austrians make up almost 77.7 percent of the capital’s population.

In 1512, the Medici regained control of Florence.

It houses one of the largest museums in the world—Prado.