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Friday, 9 January 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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Los Angeles
Palm trees are common in the Los Angeles area.
Palm trees are common in the Los Angeles area. The official tree of Los Angeles is the coral tree (E ...
Ghent
Ghent is "a city of three towers."
They are very characteristic of the skyline of this city: the tall bell tower called the "dragon tow ...
Los Angeles
Racial tensions in the city led to riots in 1965 in Watts, a small L.A. neighborhood.
The riots broke out when a 21-year-old African-American man was stopped by police for drunk driving. ...
Paris
There are 20 arrondissements in Paris arranged in a spiral, that extends from the city center.
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 ...
Munich
The Munich area is very picturesque.
South of the city there are beautiful lakes such as Stamberg, Ammersee, Chiemesse, and Walchensee. T ...
Bruges
Anselm Adorno also engaged in diplomatic activities.
He visited many places in Europe and beyond. He also ended up in Jerusalem, where, after seeing the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, he decided to fund a similar one in Bruges.
Bremen
In the Old Town there is a Gothic town hall from the 15th century with a facade in the Weser Renaissance style - it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.
It still serves as the seat of the mayor and president of the senate. The building was included on t ...
Shanghai
It is one of the four province-level municipalities of China, along with Beijing, Chongqing, and Tianjin.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is commonly called Philly.
It is also called The City of Brotherly Love. This name comes from Greek, where philos means "friend, loving" and adelphos - "brother".