Cities

Friday, 19 December 2025
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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Florence
Florence is considered to have the greatest concentration of art (proportion to size) in the world.
The city was the birthplace of Renaissance art (1450 to 1527). Renaissance art focused on naturalism ...
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Stuttgart
There are still vineyards in Stuttgart, less than 500 m from the main station.
There are over 400 steps in the area (known as "Stuttgarter Stäffele" in the local dialect), which i ...
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Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg's greatest architect of the 18th century was Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, the son of an Italian sculptor.
His architecture delighted the tsars. The buildings he designed were monumental, but at the same tim ...
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Dubai
Drinking water is obtained by desalinating seawater.
Jebel Ali is home to the largest such complex in the world.
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Bremen
In the 20th century, Bremen, a liberal and socially democratic city, lost its autonomy under Hitler's rule.
World War II led to the destruction of approximately 2/3 of the city, which was restored after the end of the war. Bremen became one of the founding states of Germany.
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Los Angeles
The city, like much of California's southern coast, is subject to the so-called "June Gloom".
It is characterized by morning clouds or fog that disappear before noon, giving way to sunny, cloudless skies.
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Philadelphia
The oldest zoo in the USA is located in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Zoo is located on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was approved on March 2 ...
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Paris
The Arc de Triomphe took 30 years to complete.
One of the most outstanding monuments in France is placed in the Champs-Élysées.
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Hamburg
Hamburg is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster.
It was by them in the 4th century BC the first inhabitants settled and established a permanent resid ...
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Philadelphia
The historic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia is the Liberty Bell.
The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania from the London firm of ...
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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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