Cities

Stuttgart has a population of approximately 635.000 inhabitants, which makes it the sixth largest city in Germany in terms of population.

In the 6th century BC, the last king of Lydia, Croesus (his name is synonymous with the rich man of antiquity) built a temple to Artemis in Ephesus.

In 846, St. Peter's Basilica was sacked by Arab pirates.

The panorama of Florence is dominated by the city cathedral - Duomo, as well as Palazzo Vecchio - the city hall.

Houses built in the 18th century in Ghent hosted notable figures: King Louis XVIII of France, Tsar Alexander, King William I of the Netherlands, Wellington before he went to Waterloo, and an American delegation with future President John Quincy Adams.

Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria.

Tallinn is visited by 4.3 million tourists every year.

Before the arrival of Europeans to the American continent in the 17th century, the area of today's Philadelphia was inhabited by indigenous people - Lenape Indians, also called Delaware Indians.

While most people in China do not speak English, most inhabitants of Shanghai know at least the basics.

Vienna was founded around the 5th century BC by the Boers (a large Celtic tribe), as a Celtic settlement.