Cities

Ghent was also the site of the Inquisition.

The origins of Stuttgart date back to the 10th century.

A new Ghent-Bruges waterway was built, which was later extended to the ports of Ostend and Dunkirk.

Philadelphia's architecture dates back to colonial times and presents a wealth of styles.

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

During the Civil War that broke out on July 17, 1936, Madrid became a besieged fortress.

Saint Paul had to escape from Ephesus.

The original name of the city was El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula.

Bruges has a nearly 100-kilometer-long network of active canals, by which it is connected to Ostend, Zeebrugge (a port built by the Germans during World War I for U-boats), and Ghent.

Tallinn was one of the urban areas of industrial and military importance in northern Estonia that underwent extensive Russification during the Soviet occupation (1944-1991).