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Friday, 13 November 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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Los Angeles
Los Angeles is home to the largest diocese (by population) in the United States, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
It brings together five million Catholics.
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Helsinki
The typical tree in Helsinki is the common maple (Acer platanoides).
The typical animal, on the other hand, is the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).
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Philadelphia
Before the arrival of Europeans to the American continent in the 17th century, the area of today's Philadelphia was inhabited by indigenous people - Lenape Indians, also called Delaware Indians.
They formed the small village of Shackamaxon. Most of the Delaware Indians were pushed from their la ...
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Ghent
Every year Ghent hosts one of the largest film festivals in Europe - Film Festival Gent.
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Helsinki
The first skyscraper in Finland was built in Helsinki in 1931.
It was the 69.5-meter-high Torni Hotel, which was the tallest building in Finland at the time, until ...
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Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg is home to a car factory employing 6700 people, where the Chevrolet Cruze is produced.
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Bruges
Another historic church of Bruges is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, inside of which is a sculpture by Michelangelo.
The church was built between 1290 and 1549, and its distinctive feature is its 122.30-meter high bri ...
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Epheseus
Tradition says that the city was founded by Androclus, the son of the Athenian king Kodros.
According to the prophecy that Androclus received from the oracle before his expedition to Ionia, he ...
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San Francisco
San Francisco is the only city in the world where a cable tram system still operates today.
The wagons are powered by a rope that runs under the track. They move at a constant speed of 15 km/h ...
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Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg is located in the Neva Delta on dozens of islands.
According to topographic data from 1864, there were 101 of them. In reality, there are far fewer. Th ...
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24 facts about Potsdam
24 facts about Potsdam
The residence of the Prussian kings
Potsdam is the capital of Brandenburg. Due to its historical past, it is an international city, which is also reflected in the diversity of city partn ...
24 facts about Kaliningrad
24 facts about Kaliningrad
Königsberg
Kaliningrad is the capital and largest city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the westernmost federal subject of Russia. The former German capital of East Pr ...
27 facts about Tallinn
27 facts about Tallinn
One of the most intelligent cities in the world
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, home to one-third of the country's population. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland ...
37 facts about Los Angeles
37 facts about Los Angeles
One of the most influential cities in the world
Los Angeles, the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, was founded in 1781 when a group of settlers founded a p ...
22 facts about Munich
22 facts about Munich
Not only beer and sausage
Munich is Germany's southernmost large city. His coat of arms depicts a monk with raised arms in black robes. The choice of the symbol is not accident ...
44 facts about Ghent
44 facts about Ghent
City of three towers
Ghent is one of Belgium's most visited cities by tourists. This beautiful old Flanders city combines dignity, beauty, culture, and creativity. It is a ...
16 facts about Glastonbury
16 facts about Glastonbury
The Legend of Avalon
Glastonbury - one of the most mysterious places in England. This place attracts people with various interests. Romantics come here because of the lege ...
24 facts about Dubai
24 facts about Dubai
Reportedly, Dubai's only limitation is human imagination
Located on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that have made up the United Arab Emirates since 1971. The city ...
34 facts about Chicago
34 facts about Chicago
From an Indian settlement to one of the largest cities in the USA
It is one of the largest American cities and one of the most important business areas. It is inhabited by a large number of people with Polish roots, ...
26 facts about Copenhagen
26 facts about Copenhagen
The capital of Denmark
It is considered the happiest city in the world. It is a paradise for cyclists, whom you can meet a lot here as they travel along the countless bicycl ...
30 facts about Epheseus
30 facts about Epheseus
One of the greatest ancient cities
Ephesus is probably the best-preserved ancient city in the Mediterranean. Founded in the most beautiful corners of Western Anatolia, during its heyday ...
14 facts about Bratislava
14 facts about Bratislava
The largest city in Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia. Although it is one of the youngest capitals in the world, the city's history dates back to ant ...
15 facts about San Francisco
15 facts about San Francisco
Oro en Paz, Fierro en guerra
San Francisco is located on the west coast of the United States at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. It began to develop dynamically in ...
22 facts about Philadelphia
22 facts about Philadelphia
"City of Brotherly Love"
Philadelphia is one of the most important and historically rich cities in the United States, the first capital of the US.Founded for religious toleran ...
34 facts about Florence
34 facts about Florence
The cradle of the Renaissance
Florence is the capital of Tuscany and its most populated city. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the richest cities of that era. Many scientists ...
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