Cities

In 1932, Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympics.

Shanghai has its own Disney Resort.

American writer Edgar Allan Poe spent six very productive years in Philadelphia.

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.

Between 1577 and 1584, Ghent became a Calvinist republic.

The city lies at the mouth of the Leie River (also called Lys River) into the Scheldt (a river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands).

Drinking water is obtained by desalinating seawater.

Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York.

It is one of the world’s major business, financial and economical centers.

The Jerusalemkerk Chapel has been in the hands of the Adorno family for centuries and is used for family celebrations.