Cities

Tallinn obtained city rights in 1248.

St. Petersburg's greatest architect of the 18th century was Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, the son of an Italian sculptor.

The figure of Saint John the Evangelist is also associated with Ephesus, who, according to tradition, spent the last three years of his life there and wrote his Gospel there.

In the 17th century, the first meteorological station in the history of the city, and one of the first in the world, was established in Florence - Monastero degli Angeli.

The most common plant communities in the Los Angeles area are coastal sagebrush, chaparral, and coastal forests.

Stuttgart is home to six Fraunhofer universities (the Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization with 75 institutes spread throughout Germany) - this is the second-largest number of research institutions in Germany after Dresden.

The historic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia is the Liberty Bell.

There are numerous myths associated with Glastonbury Hill.

The oldest tree in Madrid is the Montezuma cypress.

Palermo came under the rule of the Norman dynasty of Altavilla, from which came the first king of the Kingdom of Sicily-Roger II.