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Friday, 10 October 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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Rome
The original Roman settlement was built on the Palatine. The settlement is called "Roma quadrata".
The Palatine is one of the seven hills of the city. From the time of Octavian Augustus, imperial pal ...
Potsdam
After the Nazis took power in Germany, on March 21, 1933, a meeting known as "Potsdam Day" took place in Potsdam.
A Reichstag meeting was held in the garrison church, during which President Paul von Hindenburg entr ...
Florence
In 1527, Jesus Christ was appointed king of Florence.
The Florentines drove out the Medici for a second time and re-established a theocratic republic.
Philadelphia
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the oldest postal service in the United States.
Its history dates back to 1775 when the Continental Congress appointed the first Postmaster General, ...
Florence
The panorama of Florence is dominated by the city cathedral - Duomo, as well as Palazzo Vecchio - the city hall.
Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) located in Piazza della Signoria is the former seat of the city council ...
Philadelphia
Philadelphia's architecture dates back to colonial times and presents a wealth of styles.
The earliest structures were built of wooden logs, but brick buildings appeared there as early as 17 ...
Ghent
The city was surrounded by walls with four gates.
The city was granted the privilege of a storehouse, which ordered any merchant passing through Ghent ...
San Francisco
Jeans were invented for gold diggers.
Every prospector needed comfortable and durable clothing in which he could search for nuggets for ho ...
Rome
Rome is home to more than 2,000 fountains.
Although some are large and monumental, such as the Trevi Fountain, most of Rome's fountains are called nasone (fontanella) - small nose-shaped taps designed for drinking.
Vienna
Vienna is home to one of the two largest teaching hospitals in the world-the Allhemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien.
With its scientific achievements and worldwide reputation, the AKH Public Hospital attracts numerous ...