Cities

In 1512, the Medici regained control of Florence.

The city had a convenient location that provided opportunities for its development.

The longest street in Paris is rue Vaugirard.

Ghent received the rights to its own city council around 1100 from the Count of Flanders.

As early as 1542, the area of southern California was recognized as part of the Spanish colonial empire.

L.A. Subway is the ninth busiest system in the United States.

Florence was liberated by New Zealand, South African and British troops on August 4, 1944.

There are many copies of the Bremen Roland around the world.

Madrid has a large number of churches, some of which are some of the finest works of Spanish religious art. The oldest church that has survived to this day is San Nicolás de los Servitas. Its belfry dates back to the 12th century and is the oldest architectural element of the building.

Since the 10th century, San Gimignano was governed by the bishops of Volterra (a city in the province of Pisa), although they never lived in the city itself.