Cities

During World War II, the city changed its occupants twice.

The Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the United States.

The city’s main landmark and probably the most famous building in all of Finland is the Helsinki Cathedral, completed in 1852.

Bruges has a nearly 100-kilometer-long network of active canals, by which it is connected to Ostend, Zeebrugge (a port built by the Germans during World War I for U-boats), and Ghent.

In that year, 64 cities were consumed by a huge fire. The event is known as the Great Fire of Rome.

The tallest skyscraper in France is the Tour First.

Palermo has at least two rings of city walls, many of which still survive today.

The city was founded on June 29, 1776 by Spanish colonists.

In Palermo, there is the Orto Botanico di Palermo-Botanical Garden, which dates back to 1779.

Copenhagen has a maritime climate, which means that the winters are quite mild and the summers are cool.