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One of the city’s most popular attractions is the Khan el-Khalili bazaar.

Around 1000, the golden age of Florentine art began.

St. Petersburg's greatest architect of the 18th century was Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, the son of an Italian sculptor.

The first cafes in this part of Europe were established in Bremen.

Palm trees are common in the Los Angeles area.

On the site of the church destroyed by fire in 1184, there is a 12th-century chapel of the Virgin Mary.

In 1841, the city received a railroad connection.

In the 7th century BC, the city was destroyed by the Kimmerians - a nomadic Indo-European people most likely coming from the vicinity of Crimea and the parts of today's Ukraine adjacent to Crimea.

One of the city's most important squares is Puerta del Sol. The name of this place means the gate of the sun, and although the name may come as a surprise today, because the square is located in the city center, in the 15th century an eastern entrance gate to the city was located there.

The Charter of the United Nations was drafted and ratified in San Francisco.