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Friday, 27 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
Associated with the plague epidemic in Vienna is the legend of good Augustine.
Augustine was a street musician who fell into a gutter one night in a state of alcoholic intoxicatio ...
Rome
In ancient Rome, only citizens were allowed to wear the toga. Foreigners, slaves, and people exiled from Rome were not allowed to wear it.
Initially, togas were worn by both men and women. They were worn by all manual laborers. Over time, ...
Epheseus
Today, you can admire many ancient monuments in Ephesus.
These include: Odeon - a small theater with a capacity of 1500-2000 people, built in the 2nd centur ...
Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg is the city of White Nights.
This is a phenomenon that occurs in St. Petersburg from late May to mid-July. It is an astronomical ...
San Francisco
In 1867, San Francisco passed America's first "restrictive ugliness law."
Under it, ugly and disabled people were banned from appearing in public. The main assumption of the ...
Florence
The Galeria dell'Accademia houses Michelangelo's David - probably the most famous work of art in the world.
It is one of the most important works of Renaissance sculpture, next to the Pieta, the most famous s ...
Ghent
The name of the city of Ghent (Gent in Flemish) comes from the Celtic word "ganda," meaning the place where two rivers meet.
In ancient times, the area of present-day Belgium was inhabited by Celts under the rule of the Romans. They also settled the region of present-day Ghent.
Chicago
The city has a 41-kilometer stretch of Lake Michigan waterfront, with as many as 25 beaches.
San Gimignano
San Gimignano’s greatest heyday came at the end of the medieval era.
The city became independent of the bishops of Volterra and established a podestà (in medieval Italia ...
Chicago
The Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the United States.