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Sunday, 1 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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Cairo
Cairo is a fast-developing city.
Approximately 20% of the city’s buildings are less than 15 years old.
Shanghai
Shanghai Port is the busiest container port in the world.
Glastonbury
The Irish king's son, Saint Indracht, died at Glastonbury.
Shanghai
The first inhabitants of Shanghai settled in the western part of the city 6,000 years ago.
The true development of the city, however, started in the 19th century, thanks to international and domestic trade because of the First Opium War (1839-1842).
Florence
In November 1966, there was a flood in Florence.
Arno flooded part of the center, damaging many works of art. Ponte Vecchio was flooded, and the wate ...
Saint Petersburg
Regardless of the social changes, St. Petersburg was developing all the time.
New palaces and religious buildings continued to be built, while wealthy capitalists and landowners ...
Vienna
The Austrian capital also houses one of the largest technology museums in Europe-Technisches Museum Wien.
Palermo
Palermo has at least two rings of city walls, many of which still survive today.
The first ring surrounded the ancient center of the Phoenician city. Several historic gates have been preserved in the city wall.
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Great Britain, in Somerset.
Chicago
The first skyscraper in the world was built in 1885 in Chicago. It was the Home Insurance Company Building.