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Wednesday, 3 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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Ghent
In 1932, the largest cinema in Belgium began operating in Ghent, screening sound films - the Capitole.
Ghent had its radio station in the 1930s, and Ghent University became the first university in the co ...
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Tallinn
The first traces of settlement that archaeologists found in Tallinn are about 5000 years old.
These were fragments of pottery from around 3000 BC, and pottery from the single grave culture around 2500 BC.Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Toompea Hill in today's Tallinn.
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Florence
Florence is so rich in works of art that some first-time visitors experience the Stendhal syndrome.
It is a type of neurotic disorder manifested by rapid heartbeat, dizziness, disorientation, and even ...
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Paris
One of the most prominent symbols of Paris—the Eiffel Tower—was meant to be a temporary installation, but was scheduled for demolition after 20 years.
It was built for the World Fair in 1889. It is 324 meters high, consists of 18,000 metal parts joined together with 2,5 million rivets, and weighs 10,100 tons.
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Los Angeles
The original name of the city was El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula.
Which translates as " City of Our Lady, Queen of Angels, of the Porciuncula River."
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Tallinn
In 1997, the Old Town was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This is the oldest part of Tallinn, where most of the buildings were built in the 13th and 14th cent ...
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Vienna
Vienna is the only metropolis in the world that has significant vineyards within the city limits.
Vines are grown there by about 400 growers on an area of about 700 hectares, with white wine in 80 p ...
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Copenhagen
In Copenhagen, the Amalienborg Palace dates from 1794, which is the residence of the Danish monarchy.
The palace complex includes 4 identical Rococo palaces surrounding an octagonal square. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Copenhagen, visited by over 77.000 tourists every year.
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Olomouc
In the 16th century, Jesuits arrived in Olomouc.
They founded a Jesuit college, which became a university in 1573. Today it is Palacký University, th ...
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Shanghai
Shanghai’s signature savory dish is xiaolongbao.
Invented back in 1875, they are dumplings typically filled with pork, and with added meat aspic that melts into soup during steaming.
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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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