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Sunday, 21 December 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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Vienna
There are about 800 farms in the Vienna metropolitan area.
More cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, parsley, and chili peppers are harvested here than in the rest of Austria combined.
Shanghai
While most people in China do not speak English, most inhabitants of Shanghai know at least the basics.
English is taught at schools in Shanghai since the first grade.
Ghent
Ghent was the first city in Europe where the Industrial Revolution arrived.
The textile industry was mechanized, thanks to a spinning machine design smuggled from England - the Spinning Jenny.
Ghent
One of the city's most distinguished figures was Antoon Triest, a bishop and great lover and patron of the arts.
It was he who commissioned works for the city from Rubens, Van Dyck, and the sculptor Jeroom Duqquesnoy.
Saint Petersburg
The first structure that initiated the construction of the city was the Petropavlovsk Fortress.
Construction of the fortress began on Zayachy Island (Hare Island), located at the mouth of the Neva ...
Rome
Senatus Populusque Romanus
S.P.Q.R. - the inscription we often see on Roman walls and monuments means "The Senate and People of ...
Bruges
The most valuable piece of equipment in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Michelangelo’s sculpture Madonna and Child, also known as the Madonna of Bruges.
The sculpture, made of white Carrara marble, dates to 1503-1504 and is one of the few works by Miche ...
Los Angeles
In 1910, Hollywood merged with Los Angeles.
At that time, there were already ten film studios operating in the city. By 1921, over 80% of the wo ...
Epheseus
In the second half of the 20th century, an Austrian archaeological mission cleaned up the ruins of St. John's Basilica and rebuilt the confession (the tomb of a saint, martyr or the vestibule leading to his tomb placed under the main altar, or the altar) of St. John.
Work recently carried out thanks to the support of a religious foundation from Lima (a city in the USA in Ohio) led to the reconstruction of some of the columns and walls of the basilica.
Shanghai
The most traditional architectural style in Shanghai is called Shikumen.
It is depicted by two or three-story structures, resembling terrace- or town-houses, popular in Europe and North America.