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Thursday, 22 January 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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Kaliningrad
In Königsberg, there was a problem with the royal bridges on Pregolya.
This problem was solved by a Swiss mathematician and physicist, a pioneer in many areas of these sci ...
San Francisco
The tallest building in the city is the Salesforce Tower.
The skyscraper was completed in 2018 and has 61 floors and 326 meters in height. The building was de ...
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, ...
Tallinn
There are several lakes in the city, the largest of which is Lake Ülemiste with an area of 9.6 square kilometers.
It is also the main source of drinking water for the city. The second largest lake in Tallinn is Harkusøen, with an area of 1.6 square kilometers.
Tallinn
During World War II, the city changed its occupants twice.
From 1940 it was under Soviet occupation, from 1941 under German occupation, and in 1944 it came und ...
Philadelphia
The building where America's Founding Fathers debated and adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution is the historic Independence Hall.
This building was built in 1753 as the Pennsylvania Statehouse. It was the main meeting place of the ...
Bruges
The city area is 138.4 square kilometers.
According to 2014 data, Burges had a population of more than 117.300, giving a population density of 848 people per square kilometer.
Ghent
The city was surrounded by walls with four gates.
The city was granted the privilege of a storehouse, which ordered any merchant passing through Ghent ...
Florence
Florence is the city where the leading representatives of Italian painting, architecture, and sculpture lived and worked.
The following artists worked there: Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Michelangelo, Cimabue (Cenni di Pe ...
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Great Britain, in Somerset.