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Monday, 6 April 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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Bremen
The history of Bremen is 1200 years old.
For most of its existence, it was an independent city under the jurisdiction of the Confederation of ...
Helsinki
The name of the city of Helsinki came into common use in the 19th century, and the Senate approved it in 1819.
When the Swedes founded a town in the village of Forsby (later known as Koskela) in 1548, they calle ...
Potsdam
In 1838, the first Potsdam-Berlin railway line in Prussia was opened.
Since 1911, Potsdam had an airship port. The Babelsberg film studio, the first in Germany and the world, was also founded in the Babelsberg district.
Madrid
The most famous city park is Buen Retiro Park (El Retiro).
In the old days, the royal gardens were located on 120 hectares of the park, but it was not until th ...
Potsdam
The highest hill in the city is Kleiner Ravensberg with a height of 114.2 m above sea level.
This hill is located in a forest called Ravensberge. The hill is part of a retaining moraine.The lowest point is in the city center, on the banks of the Havel, and is 29 m above sea level.
Dubai
The world's largest shopping mall in terms of area is Dubai Mall – 548.000 square meters, it has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
It features Dubai's famous aquarium, where eager shoppers can swim with sharks, as well as the world's largest (also in the Guinness Book of World Records) acrylic panel.
Olomouc
After the Thirty Year’s War, the city lost its status as the capital of Moravia to Brno.
From 1794 to 1797, a prominent Franco-American soldier and politician, the Marquis of Lafayette (who ...
Dubai
Hitchhiking in Dubai and the rest of the Emirates is illegal.
Tallinn
Tallinn is the 59th most populous city in the European Union.
According to Eurostat, in 2004 Tallinn had one of the highest numbers of non-European Union citizens ...
San Gimignano
There are many churches in the city.
The two main ones are the Collegiata (formerly the cathedral) located in Piazza Duomo and Sant’Agost ...