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Thursday, 17 October 2024
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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Helsinki
Helsinki is the birthplace of many prominent personalities.
These include: Ragnar Granit-neurophysiologist, Nobel Prize winner; Aino Aalto-designer, architect; ...
Rome
The famous Spanish Steps were built between 1723 and 1725.
There are 135 of them and they are one of the longest and widest stairway in Europe. Due to the larg ...
Munich
Munich has always been an important center for Bavarian cuisine.
It was here that Munich Weisswurst was created in 1857 - a local white sausage, the pride of the cit ...
Munich
It became the capital of Bavaria (Königreich Bayern) in 1806.
Since then, the city has developed dynamically and continues to this day.
Epheseus
Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.
During excavations around the tomb of St. John, five small tombs were discovered. Together with the ...
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 ...
Epheseus
The first excavations in Ephesus began in the second half of the 19th century.
As a result of the work, the monuments of the ancient city were uncovered and partially reconstructe ...
Dubai
There is censorship in the media.
On the Internet, sites with dating sites, pornography, or drugs are blocked.
Vienna
Vienna has the largest public park in central Europe and one of the largest in the world, the Wiener Prater.
Emperor Joseph II made the former Habsburg hunting grounds available to the public in 1766, which ga ...
Saint Petersburg
To commemorate the victory over Napoleon, the Narva Gate was erected.
In honor of victories in the wars with Turkey and Persia, the Moscow Gate was erected. The Winter Palace, which suffered a fire in 1837, was also rebuilt.