Cities

Chicago experienced its greatest boom at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

One night in 356 BC, the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was burned down by a madman named Herostratus, who wanted to gain fame in this way.

In 1715, the Naval Academy was opened in St. Petersburg, followed ten years later by the Academy of Sciences.

San Gimignano’s greatest heyday came at the end of the medieval era.

According to legend, the Romans owe the defense of the Roman Capitol against the invasion of the Gauls in 390 B.C. to geese.

The city’s area is 414.87 square kilometers.

Palermo is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the metropolis of Palermo.

One of the city's most important squares is Puerta del Sol. The name of this place means the gate of the sun, and although the name may come as a surprise today, because the square is located in the city center, in the 15th century an eastern entrance gate to the city was located there.

Stuttgart is the only city in Germany where grapes are grown in an urban area, mainly in the districts of Rotenberg, Uhlbach, and Untertürkheim.

In 133 BC Ephesus came under the rule of the Roman Empire.