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Wednesday, 30 September 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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Epheseus
Archaeological works are still being carried out in Ephesus.
New objects are constantly discovered, but most of them are not open to visitors.
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Florence
Florence officially became a monarchy in 1531, when Emperor Charles and Pope Clement appointed Alessandro de Medici as prince of the Florentine Republic.
The Medici monarchy lasted for over two hundred years. Alessandro's successor, Cosimo I de' Medici, ...
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Tallinn
The only officially established and significant agglomeration in Estonia is the Tallinn Metropolitan Area.
Its total population is 530.000 inhabitants and its area is 1391 square kilometers. It is divided into three zones.
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Vienna
In 1485, Vienna was occupied by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.
For five years of his reign, the city served as the capital of Hungary. After the death of Matthias Corvinus, the city was recaptured by the Habsburgs.
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Hamburg
In the first week of May, the port celebrates its opening anniversary.
During the event, you can visit the decks of both old galleons and modern vessels. Musical events and pyrotechnics shows are organized.
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Epheseus
One night in 356 BC, the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was burned down by a madman named Herostratus, who wanted to gain fame in this way.
Also on this night, in Pella, the metropolis of Macedonia near Thessaloniki, Alexander of Macedon wa ...
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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.
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Saint Petersburg
The unofficial, fondling, colloquial name of the city is Piter.
It was used as early as the 19th century, in Soviet times and now.
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Rome
It took 120 years to build St. Peter's Basilica.
Construction began in 1506 on the site of an older church founded by Emperor Constantine the Great. ...
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Los Angeles
As the city's population grew (over 102.000 in 1900), problems arose with supplying water to its inhabitants.
In 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was opened and supplied four times more water than the city's needs. Thanks to this, further development was possible.
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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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