Cities

Jeans were invented for gold diggers.

Construction of the new fortress of Sankt-Piter-Burch (later called St. Petersburg) began after Russia won the battles of the Northern War against the Swedes and gained access to the Baltic Sea.

The most traditional architectural style in Shanghai is called Shikumen.

In 1711, the plague swept through Copenhagen and killed 20.000 of the city's inhabitants.

From the 10th century until 1918, Bratislava was part of Hungary and was then called Pozsony.

Vienna is home to the oldest university in the German-speaking are - the University of Vienna, founded on 12th March 1365.

During World War II, Los Angeles was a major center for war production such as shipbuilding and aerospace.

Palermo is surrounded by a mountain range facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, whose name comes from the city.

According to a 19th-century Russian proverb, St. Petersburg was the brain of Russia, Moscow, its heart, and Nizhny Novgorod, the wallet.

The Potsdam Conference was held in Cecilienhof Palace, the last palace built by the Hohenzollerns.