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Friday, 8 May 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
Vienna is an administrative, industrial, commercial, service, academic, tourist, and cultural center of international importance.
It is the seat of the Australian parliament, president, government, religious associations, societies, organizations, universities, and businesses.
Stuttgart
The city has the only urban rack railway in Germany.
This is a peculiarity of Stuttgart. The rack and pinion railway is powered by electricity and runs b ...
Bremen
Bremen is the largest city on the Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany.
It lies on both sides, approximately 60 km from its mouth into the North Sea.
Dubai
Muslim women cannot be photographed.
Kaliningrad
After Russia's annexation of two self-proclaimed republics in the Ukrainian Donbas in 2022 and the earlier annexation of Crimea, Czech and Polish “X” (former Twitter) users put forward the idea of annexing Kaliningrad to the Czech Republic.
The mocking "official" account of Kralovec (Królewiec) announced that 97.9% of Kaliningrad's inhabit ...
Rome
Money in the Trevi Fountain.
Every night, about 3,000 euros are fished from the bottom of the Trevi Fountain. The money goes to the Caritas Foundation, which helps needy families in the Rome area.
Ghent
Another well-known work in St. Bavo Cathedral is Rubens' painting - "St. Bavo arrives at the monastery in Ghent."
There is also a Rococo pulpit by Laurent Delvaux from 1745.
Copenhagen
In 1479, the University of Copenhagen was founded, and until 1771 it had its court, law, and prison.
Only in the 18th century did the university submit to municipal jurisdiction.
Dubai
Islam is the dominant religion.
Bruges
As early as the beginning of the 13th century, the city belonged to the Hanseatic League (an association of Northern European trading cities from the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern era).
A golden period for Bruges began then. The quay was developed so that ships coming to Bruges with No ...