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Thursday, 3 April 2025

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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Kaliningrad

In 1552, King Sigismund II August visited Königsberg.

In 1542, Prince Albrecht Hohenzollern, who was the nephew of King Sigismund the Old, established a p ...

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Chicago

Cyclists in Chicago have a lot to do.

There are over 321 kilometers of bicycle paths in the city, 30 km of which run along the lake shoreline.

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Florence

The Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana or BML) was built in the cloister of the Medici Basilica of San Lorenzo di Firenze.

The library was designed by Michelangelo and is an example of Mannerism. It contains approximately 1 ...

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Florence

Florence is the city where the leading representatives of Italian painting, architecture, and sculpture lived and worked.

The following artists worked there: Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Michelangelo, Cimabue (Cenni di Pe ...

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Ghent

Saint Bavon (Bavo) was born in Allowin near Liege, to the Haspengouw family - legend calls him the son of Pepin of Landen.

In his youth, he was known for his carefree, boisterous, and selfish life. He married and had a daug ...

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Copenhagen

Many city residents ride bicycles.

Residents, entrepreneurs, and politicians alike choose this means of transport. It's hard to park a car in Copenhagen because the sidewalks are full of bicycles.

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Cairo

Throughout its history, the city has fallen victim to the Plague over fifty times.

The outbreaks of the Black Death took place between 1348 and 1517. The initial one was the most seve ...

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Copenhagen

There is a Carlsberg brewing museum in the city.

One of the museum's attractions is a collection of 20.000 unopened beer bottles donated to the museu ...

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Shanghai

Shanghai Port is the busiest container port in the world.

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Rome

In ancient Rome, only citizens were allowed to wear the toga. Foreigners, slaves, and people exiled from Rome were not allowed to wear it.

Initially, togas were worn by both men and women. They were worn by all manual laborers. Over time, ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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 ...