Cities

In 1946, Palermo was declared the seat of the Regional Parliament.

King Henry II heard the story about the legendary ruler's grave on the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey from a Welsh bard.

In 431, the third ecumenical council was held in Ephesus.

San Gimignano’s greatest heyday came at the end of the medieval era.

The Greater Cairo Area is the largest metropolitan area in Africa and the 6th largest in the world.

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

Speicherstadt is the world’s largest warehouse complex in the world.

There are 600 parks in Chicago.

Los Angeles was ranked 17th among the world's financial centers in 2018.

In the early 16th century, when the Zwin Canal, which was the “window to the world,” the source of the city’s power, was silted up, the city began to lose its commercial importance.