Cities

Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.

Los Angeles has the most museums per capita of any city in the world.

In 1454, the city was incorporated into Poland for a year thanks to King Casimir IV Jagiellon who changed its name to Królewiec.

After the end of World War I, Vienna became the capital of the Austrian Republic.

A complex of buildings has been built in Vienna, which is one of the four main places in the world (along with complexes in New York, Geneva, and Nairobi) where United Nations institutions are located - Vienna Internationale Center.

There is a wind farm at the city's waterfront that supplies 4 percent of the city with electricity.

The Estonian Song Festival (Laulupidu) is one of the largest choral events in the world.

The first non-Indian settler to arrive in these lands was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.

Chicago is located on Lake Michigan, the third largest lake in the five Great Lakes of North America.

Ghent's greatest profits in the period from the 12th to the 15th century came from the production of and trade in cloth.