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Tuesday, 23 June 2026
20 facts about Stuttgart
20 facts about Stuttgart
A German city with the highest standard of wealth
Stuttgart is one of the largest agglomerations in Germany, the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a city with a rich wine tradition, the ...

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Madrid
The tallest skyscraper in Madrid is the Torre de Cristal (Glass Tower).
The building was completed in 2009, has 52 floors and a height of 249 meters. It surpasses the secon ...
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Stuttgart
Due to its location in the center of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by the native Swabians, Stuttgart is often called the Swabian metropolis.
Its etymological roots lie in the Old High German word Stuotgarten or "Stud Farm", as the town was founded in 950 by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, to breed war horses.
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Copenhagen
The city was founded in 1167 by Absalon, bishop of Roskilde.
Previously, there was a market and a fishing village in this place.
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Dubai
Al-Fahidi Fort is the oldest monument in Dubai, built in 1787.
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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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Dubai
Dubai is one of the largest gold markets in the world.
It is said that the Gold Suk in the Deira district sells no less than 10 tons of gold each day. An obligatory souvenir from Dubai is "something made of gold," as it is cheaper here than anywhere.
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Hamburg
There are a record number of bridges in the city, approximately 2500.
Hamburg is crossed by a river and numerous canals, which is why it was necessary to build so many crossings, thanks to which the city can boast the largest number of bridges in Europe.
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Paris
There are eight statues symbolizing the largest cities in France, located in one of the major city squares, called the Place de la Concorde.
They symbolize Lille, Strasbourg, Marseille, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Rouen, and Brest.
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Dubai
The weekend in Dubai starts on Thursday evening and lasts until the end of Saturday. Sunday is a working day.
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Dubai
Dubai stretches 70 kilometers.
The distances between the sites you want to see are so great that moving on foot is not advisable.
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24 facts about Bremen
24 facts about Bremen
A city of tolerance and opportunities
Bremen, a city on the Weser, is located a short distance from its mouth into the North Sea. Its hallmark and pride are the values it has been professi ...
19 facts about Hamburg
19 facts about Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
This beautiful city with old buildings existed already in the early Middle Ages when it served as a center of Christianization. Its city port is one o ...
31 facts about Helsinki
31 facts about Helsinki
The northernmost urban area in the world
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland, the third largest city in the Nordic countries. It is the northernmost capital of a European Unio ...
48 facts about Vienna
48 facts about Vienna
One of the greenest cities in the world
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city of imperial palaces, the Viennese waltz, Sacher cake, classical music, and New Year’s concerts by the Vienna ...
31 facts about Bruges
31 facts about Bruges
Cradle of Flemish painting
Bruges is a small Belgian city that, in the Middle Ages, was a commercial and financial powerhouse of this part of Europe. At the time, it was one of ...
21 facts about Palermo
21 facts about Palermo
A city founded by Phoenicians
Palermo is a city founded by the Phoenicians over 2700 years ago. Located in a valley that the Arabs called Conca d’Oro in the 9th century, it is surr ...
19 facts about Olomouc
19 facts about Olomouc
The historic capital of Moravia
Olomouc, located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, is a beautiful, though not very popular, city. As the capital of Moravia, it has a rich hi ...
17 facts about San Gimignano
17 facts about San Gimignano
The Town of Fine Towers
San Gimignano is a charming town in the heart of Italian Tuscany, which mesmerizes with an unprecedented beauty, fascinating history, and unique chara ...
27 facts about Rome
27 facts about Rome
The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets
The history of Rome has been continuous for 28 centuries, although it is known that the area was inhabited much earlier. Rome is one of the longest in ...
30 facts about Shanghai
30 facts about Shanghai
The Paris of the East
Shanghai is the most eclectic city in China. It combines various architectural styles and is known as the Chinese center of Art Deco. Developing at a ...
23 facts about Paris
23 facts about Paris
City of Light
Paris is very eagerly visited by tourists. It surprises with the number of monuments and architectural marvels from various historical periods. Hundre ...
17 facts about Madrid
17 facts about Madrid
The bear and the strawberry tree
The medieval city dates back to the times when the Moors lived in this area. Situated on the Meseta Central near the Manzanares River, it was an excel ...
16 facts about Cairo
16 facts about Cairo
The city of a thousand minarets
Settlements in the area around today’s Cairo existed over five thousand years ago. Over the years, the city’s surroundings passed from hand to hand—fr ...
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