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Tuesday, 24 March 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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San Gimignano
The city’s main square is Piazza della Cisterna.
The square is shaped like a triangle, and its cobblestone pavement is laid in a herringbone pattern. ...
Paris
Originally, Paris was called Lutetia and was a Roman settlement.
Hamburg
The most famous festival in northern Germany - Hamburg Dom - takes place in the city three times a year.
The event is organized in spring (30 days), summer (31 days) and late fall (30 days). It originates ...
Philadelphia
The oldest zoo in the USA is located in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Zoo is located on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was approved on March 2 ...
Palermo
By the stone cliff wall of Monte Pellegrino, there is the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa - a church and place of pilgrimage for the faithful to the relics of Saint Rosalie, one of the four patron saints of the city.
On 15th July 1624, probable relics of this 12th-century saint were discovered in a cave on this site ...
Hamburg
At the beginning of their career, the Beatles often played in Hamburg.
In honor of the band, a square called Beatles-Platz was created at the intersection of Reeperbahn an ...
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.
Munich
BMW comes from Munich. It was established in 1916 by the merger of three companies producing aircraft engines.
In the initial years, the company dealt exclusively with this branch of production and it produced i ...
Vienna
The first completed building on the Ring was the Vienna State Opera.
The opera house opened on 25th May 1869, with a production of Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni.”
Bremen
Bremen is the largest city on the Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany.
It lies on both sides, approximately 60 km from its mouth into the North Sea.