Cities

There are many different churches and religious buildings in Florence.

Near Cairo lies the city of Giza, mostly known for its pyramid complex, dating back 4,500 years.

The Potsdam Conference was held in Cecilienhof Palace, the last palace built by the Hohenzollerns.

The first people lived in Munich between the 7th and 6th centuries BC.

There was a large Jewish community in Olomouc.

Stuttgart is the only city in Germany where grapes are grown in an urban area, mainly in the districts of Rotenberg, Uhlbach, and Untertürkheim.

Racial tensions in the city led to riots in 1965 in Watts, a small L.A. neighborhood.

The central square of the city is Marienplatz, which is surrounded by the city's oldest monuments.

Saint Bavon (Bavo) was born in Allowin near Liege, to the Haspengouw family - legend calls him the son of Pepin of Landen.

The mermaid statue in Copenhagen has not had an easy life. She was repeatedly covered with graffiti, lost an arm and her head twice, was blown up, and had a sex toy attached to her body.