Cities

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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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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 ...

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia was the first capital of the United States.

It served in this role throughout much of the colonial and early post-colonial period, including fro ...

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Potsdam

After German reunification in 1990, the state of Brandenburg was created and Potsdam became its capital.

A large part of the city's cultural landscape was then included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. T ...

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Kaliningrad

The Kaliningrad Oblast area is the most militarized area of the Russian Federation.

There is the largest concentration of military facilities in Europe. Military bases are located thro ...

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Stuttgart

The Stuttgart area currently has the highest concentration of scientific, academic, and research organizations in Germany.

No other region in Germany registers as many patents and designs as Stuttgart. Almost 45 percent of ...

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Munich

It is located on the Isar River.

The name comes from Celtic times, in that language isirás meant quick, fast, and strong. The river is 295 km long and flows into the Danube.

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Vienna

The historic city center, full of monuments from all historical eras, was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001.

Vienna is one of the most visited cities in Europe.

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Bruges

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the city was described as one of the “cradles of European capitalism.”

In the Middle Ages, Bruges was one of the largest and most magnificent cities in the world. It was a city that rivaled such powers as Milan, Florence, and Venice.

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Copenhagen

The city is home to the largest aquarium in northern Europe. 20.000 fish are swimming in over 7 million liters of water.

The first city aquarium was established in 1939, but it was much smaller, so a new one was built and all the specimens were moved there in 2013.

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Vienna

One of Vienna’s most important sites, Graben Square, is home to the baroque Trinity Column, known as the Moor Column.

This monumental votive monument was founded by Emperor Leopold I in gratitude to God for ending the ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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 ...