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Monday, 15 September 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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Glastonbury
Glastonbury is also known for the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, one of the world's largest music festivals.
The festival takes place near the village of Pilton. The first one took place in 1970. During the fe ...
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Saint Petersburg
The unofficial, fondling, colloquial name of the city is Piter.
It was used as early as the 19th century, in Soviet times and now.
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San Francisco
San Francisco is a birthplace of several famous and talented people.
Among them are: Clint Eastwood, Courtney Love, Carlos Santana, Jack London, Danny Glover, Steve Jobs, and Bruce Lee.
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Bruges
The city’s economic revival didn’t come until the 19th century due to tourism.
The city fully preserved its medieval character, monuments, and works of art, which attracted tourists. Bruges turned out to be one of the most visited European cities.
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Vienna
In the 16th and 17th centuries, attacks on Vienna by the Turks were repulsed twice, also with the help of Poland.
During the relief of Vienna-the Battle of Vienna-fought on 12th September 1683, between the Polish a ...
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Bratislava
Bratislava (Prešburg) became the capital of Hungary in 1541.
For 300 years, the Gothic St. Martin's Cathedral hosted the coronations of Hungarian kings of the Habsburg dynasty and convened assemblies there. The Hungarian parliament was housed there until 1848.
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Vienna
In Vindobona, Emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 180.
There, Emperor Commodus made peace with the Marcomans and Quads (Germanic peoples), ending the Marco ...
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Olomouc
Near the cathedral is the Bishop’s Palace, built around 1141, which is sometimes erroneously called the Přemyslid Palace.
It has only partially survived; the western and southern walls, as well as the eastern wing of the b ...
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Shanghai
The city of Shanghai participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The first engagement of the Second Sino-Japanese War took place in 1937 and is called the Battle of ...
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Paris
The longest street in Paris is rue Vaugirard.
It is located in the 15th arrondissement and is 4,36 kilometers long.
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24 facts about Potsdam
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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