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Friday, 20 June 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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Dubai
Eating, drinking, and throwing gum are not allowed on Dubai's trains, and people doing it face fines.
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Philadelphia
The first stock exchange in the United States was the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, founded in 1790.
Originally, this stock exchange was a place where mainly bonds were traded. Later, it expanded into ...
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Kaliningrad
Królewiec was one of the centers of Polish printing (along with Wrocław and Krakow).
In the years 1543-1552, more books in Polish were published in Królewiec and Ełk than in the entire ...
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Chicago
The first open-heart surgery can be boasted by Provident Hospital in Chicago, where Dr. Williams operated on a victim who was stabbed in the heart area.
The procedure took place in 1893 and was completely successful and the patient recovered after 2 months.
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Rome
In 846, St. Peter's Basilica was sacked by Arab pirates.
It was only after these events that it was decided to fortify the Basilica with walls. The fortifica ...
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Madrid
The coat of arms of the city features a bear leaning against a strawberry tree trunk.
The history of the coat of arms dates back to 1212 when it featured only a red bear, accompanied by ...
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Rome
The Colosseum was a gift to the people of Rome.
Its construction was begun by Emperor Vespasian and completed by Titus Flavius. During the opening o ...
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Dubai
As recently as the 1960s, Dubai was a small town in the desert, where cars shared narrow roads with donkeys and camels.
The discovery of oil and gold deposits made the place one of the fastest growing, becoming a wealthy metropolis.
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Tallinn
Tallinn (together with Turku in Finland) was the European Capital of Culture in 2011.
There are over 60 museums and galleries in the capital of Estonia.
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Shanghai
It is located in the estuary of the Yangtze River.
One of the Yangtze man-made tributaries, the Huangpu River, flows through the city.
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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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