Cities

Tuesday, 24 February 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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Glastonbury
The Irish king's son, Saint Indracht, died at Glastonbury.
Florence
One of the Medici was Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.
Lorenzo was a great patron of art, commissioning works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Botti ...
Ghent
Ghent, along with six other cities, forms an agglomeration.
Among them, the largest are Sint-Amandsberg and Gentbrugge.
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 ...
Chicago
The first American to receive the Nobel Prize in science in 1907 was Albert A. Michelson, who worked at the University of Chicago.
Chicago
Art lovers will not be disappointed, Chicago has about 60 museums and almost 200 art galleries.
For those craving theater arts, there are over 250 theaters available.
Helsinki
The city’s main landmark and probably the most famous building in all of Finland is the Helsinki Cathedral, completed in 1852.
The church was built as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Czar Nicholas I of Russia. The cathe ...
Florence
The Florentine (Tuscan) dialect forms the basis of standard Italian.
It was chosen as the language that began the process of the linguistic unification of Italy. This ha ...
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.
Helsinki
Helsinki has quite a few buildings inspired by Art nouveau (Jugend in Finnish), belonging to the Romantic Nationalism trend.
They were designed in the early 20th century under the strong influence of the Kalevala (a 19th-cent ...