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Sunday, 22 February 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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Florence
The Florence skyline is dominated by the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, called Il Duomo by the Italians, topped by Brunelleschi's dome.
Brunelleschi’s design involved building the largest dome ever built at the time and the first larger ...
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Munich
A Christmas market has been organized in Munich since 1310.
For almost 500 years it was called Nikolaimarkt in honor of Saint. Nicholas of Myra. In 1806 the nam ...
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Los Angeles
The city's main river is the Los Angeles River, which is seasonal in most sections.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers turned this river into a fire protection channel - its banks were concreted for 82 km and the river flows through concrete channels.
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Chicago
It was for the first time in history that yellow taxis appeared on the streets of Chicago.
Only later did other American cities adopt this color for this type of transport.
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Ghent
Practical power in the city rested in the hands of about 40 of the wealthiest families, whose members sat on the city council.
These wealthy families built public places like hospitals and charitable institutions. New monasteri ...
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Ghent
The first steam train arrived in Ghent on September 28, 1837.
In 1874, streetcars appeared on the streets - horse-drawn at first, and electric since 1905.
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Los Angeles
As early as 1542, the area of southern California was recognized as part of the Spanish colonial empire.
On August 2, 1769, the Spanish officer Gaspar de Portola, who served as the first governor of Califo ...
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Saint Petersburg
The date of the city's founding is considered to be May 27, 1703 (May 16, 1703, according to the Julian calendar).
This date was immortalized on a stone slab specially prepared for the occasion, on which an inscript ...
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Stuttgart
In 1952, the city became the major economic, industrial, tourist, and publishing center that it is today.
The Stuttgart area is known for its high-tech industry. Some of the most famous companies include Me ...
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Potsdam
In 1806, Potsdam was occupied by French troops, personally commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte.
In 1815, it became the capital of the Brandenburg province and remained so until 1918. The exception ...
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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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