Cities

The most important airport in Los Angeles is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Between the 12th and 15th centuries, Ghent was one of the largest cities outside of Italy, second only to Paris.

The speed limit in Paris is 30 km/h.

San Gimignano’s greatest heyday came at the end of the medieval era.

Peter I supervised the construction of the fortress from his bungalow, the so-called Peter I hut, which was erected especially for him before the construction of the city began. Construction of the port, residential buildings, and road network also began.

In 1857, the German transport company Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) was established in the city.

Palermo is known for the existence of its most powerful mafia criminal group, Cosa Nostra.

In the 17th century, the first meteorological station in the history of the city, and one of the first in the world, was established in Florence - Monastero degli Angeli.

The Glienicker Brücke bridge over the Havel, built in 1907, was the border between West Berlin and East Germany and was called the "Bridge of Spies" during the Cold War.

The city experienced a powerful earthquake and huge fires.