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Friday, 28 November 2025
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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Bruges
The city area is 138.4 square kilometers.
According to 2014 data, Burges had a population of more than 117.300, giving a population density of 848 people per square kilometer.
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Chicago
There are 600 parks in Chicago.
The green space in the city covers an area of over 35 square kilometers.
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Epheseus
St. John's Basilica was built around 535 by Emperor Justinian, using materials from the temple of Artemis, which had been destroyed not long before.
The basilica was modeled on the Constantinople Basilica of the Holy Apostles. At that time it was th ...
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San Gimignano
In the 3rd century BC, there was an Etruscan village on the site of present-day San Gimignano.
The Etruscan civilization was developed by the people of Etruria who in ancient times inhabited nort ...
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Saint Petersburg
In the early 19th century, the architecture of St. Petersburg was dominated by Russian classicism, which combined European classicism with elements of native construction.
The style of construction was greatly influenced by the victory over Napoleon, and ideas of patrioti ...
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Chicago
The first skyscraper in the world was built in 1885 in Chicago. It was the Home Insurance Company Building.
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Cairo
The Citadel of Cairo, also known as the Citadel of Saladin, is one of the most prominent tourist attractions.
Sultan Saladin (Salah ad-Din) started its construction in 1176 to protect the city from the Crusader ...
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Dubai
The UAE government does not allow any form of naturalization of foreigners.
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Helsinki
The city’s main landmark and probably the most famous building in all of Finland is the Helsinki Cathedral, completed in 1852.
The church was built as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Czar Nicholas I of Russia. The cathe ...
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Glastonbury
According to another legend, Joseph of Arimathea arrived in Glastonbury by boat.
When getting out of it, he struck the ground with his staff, and the staff miraculously took root, becoming a thorn bush that still blooms during Easter and Christmas in the abbey.
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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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