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Friday, 4 April 2025
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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Copenhagen
Hans Christian Andersen rests in the Assistens Kirkegård cemetery in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen
In 1711, the plague swept through Copenhagen and killed 20.000 of the city's inhabitants.
Paris
The oldest bridge in Paris is called the “New Bridge.”
The cornerstone for the construction of ‘Le Pont Neuf’ was laid in 1578 by the king of France, Henry III, and the construction was completed between 1604 and 1607.
Bratislava
In the area of today's Bratislava, the first settlers appeared already in the Stone Age, but it was not until the Celts in the 2nd century BC they founded a town on the Danube.
After them came the Romans, Germanic, and Slavic tribes, but only in 907 a real settlement called Brezalauspruch was established here.
Olomouc
In 1841, the city received a railroad connection.
A railroad line from Olomouc to Prague was launched, and in 1899 the first tramway ran in the city.B ...
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and the largest city in Finland.
It is also the country’s most populous city (over 650.000 inhabitants).
Palermo
Palermo has a huge architectural heritage and is distinguished by many buildings, several of which are inscribed on the UNESCO Heritage List.
Among them, palaces, museums, and churches are worth mentioning: Palazzo dei Normanni (Norman Palac ...
Shanghai
Shanghai Port is the busiest container port in the world.
Dubai
Health care in Dubai is of a very high standard.
Cairo
Cairo was founded in 969 after the conquest of Fustat by the Fatimid Caliphate.
Originally, it was called al-Manṣūriyyah, and was erected northeast of Fustat by order of Fatmid gen ...